Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)2026 · Date · History
Bolivia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs documents 17 October as Día de la Dignidad Nacional and records its establishment by law in 2013.
About Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)
Bolivia’s Día de la Dignidad Nacional is observed on October 17 each year.
Law No. 424 of October 17, 2013 declares the annual day and provides for commemorative activities by the executive and autonomous territorial entities.
Why Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) matters
The law frames the day as recognition and commemoration of people who lost their lives during events between October 11 and 17, 2003.
Because the underlying events remain politically sensitive, this guide reports the legal text and chronology without adopting partisan descriptions or claims about motives.
History of Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)
Bolivia’s Legislative Assembly passed the measure on October 4, 2013, and Law No. 424 was promulgated on October 17, 2013.
The law declares October 17 of every year the Día de la Dignidad Nacional.
Its text calls for tribute and commemorative activities by the executive and autonomous territorial entities.
The statute establishes a commemorative day; the reviewed text does not itself declare a general non-working public holiday.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia; promulgated by the President of the Plurinational State
Law No. 424 of 17 October 2013
Executive branch and autonomous territorial entities of Bolivia
Law No. 424 assigns commemorative and tribute activities to these public bodies within their competences.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
4 fields not established in reviewed sources
Also known as
Day of Dignity (Bolivia)
How to Observe Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)
Read the text of Law No. 424 and official historical material before discussing the observance.
Remember people who died or were affected by the October 2003 events in a respectful, trauma-aware way.
Use attributed, neutral language for contested political interpretations.
Attend lawful civic or educational commemorations where appropriate.
Do not infer a person’s political views from whether or how they mark the day.
Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) Facts
The observance falls on October 17 each year.
The establishing statute is Bolivia’s Law No. 424, not Law No. 425.
Law No. 424 was promulgated on October 17, 2013.
The law links the day to deaths during October 11–17, 2003.
The reviewed law creates an annual commemoration but does not itself state a general non-working holiday status.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia — Law No. 424 source record (opens in a new tab)
Bolivia Law No. 424 — legal text mirror sourced to Gaceta Oficial (opens in a new tab)
Legal Text Mirror
Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Día de la Dignidad Nacional (opens in a new tab)
National Government
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)?
17 October The documented recurrence rule is: 17 October.
Does Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: Bolivian national civic/historical commemoration established in relation to the events of October 2003. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)?
The reviewed sources identify Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia; promulgated by the President of the Plurinational State as the proclaiming or establishing body. Current facilitation or coordination is recorded as Executive branch and autonomous territorial entities of Bolivia.
Is Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this observance. Its documented scope is: Bolivian national civic/historical commemoration established in relation to the events of October 2003. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-23.
When is Día de la Dignidad Nacional in Bolivia?
It is observed on October 17 each year.
Which law established it?
Law No. 424 of October 17, 2013.
What does the law commemorate?
The statute recognizes and commemorates people who lost their lives during events between October 11 and 17, 2003.
Is it a general non-working public holiday?
The reviewed text of Law No. 424 creates the annual commemorative day and calls for tribute activities; it does not itself establish a general non-working public holiday.
Why do some references show Law 425?
The primary legal record for Día de la Dignidad Nacional is Law No. 424. This guide uses that number and does not carry forward conflicting secondary numbering.
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