19 Facts About Lidia Patty

Lidia Patty Mullisaca was born on 7 June 1969 and is a Bolivian politician and trade unionist.

Lidia Patty later served as consul of Bolivia to Puno, Peru, in June 2023 and has been vice consul of Bolivia in La Plata, Argentina, since September 2023.

An ethnic Kallawaya from Charazani in the Bautista Saavedra Province, Lidia Patty worked in domestic service before being employed as a rural schoolteacher.

Lidia Patty won her first race for a seat on the Charazani Municipal Council in 2004 and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2014.

Lidia Patty was the principal complainant in the Coup d'etat Case, which resulted in the criminal prosecution of former president Jeanine Anez and many other military and political actors in the country's 2019 crisis.

Lidia Patty was born on 7 June 1969 in the Charazani Municipality, capital district of La Paz's Bautista Saavedra Province.

Lidia Patty completed portions of her primary schooling in Charazani before moving to La Paz at age 19.

Lidia Patty spent some time employed in domestic service before receiving the support of a social aid institute to return home and complete her education.

Lidia Patty applied that knowledge to education as a schoolteacher in the employment of SEDEGES, a local government agency.

In 1994, Lidia Patty joined the Bartolina Sisa Confederation, the national indigenous peasant women's union, serving as its provincial executive until 1999.

In 1999, with the campaign underway for that year's municipal elections, Lidia Patty was nominated to seek a seat on the Charazani Municipal Council.

Lidia Patty topped the MAS's electoral list in the district but failed to attain the position.

Lidia Patty later challenged the suspension in court and won, forcing the municipality to pay her financial compensation.

Lidia Patty agreed and was elected to represent the La Paz Department in the Chamber of Deputies.

Lidia Patty was not nominated for reelection in the 2019 general election.

Shortly after the conclusion of her parliamentary term, Lidia Patty ramped up her efforts to prosecute those she considered culpable for promoting a "coup d'etat" against Morales and his government.

Less than a month after leaving office, Lidia Patty filed a formal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office against a number of individuals for the crimes of conspiracy, sedition, and terrorism.

Lidia Patty continued to call for the prosecution and arrest of other opposition figures, such as Luis Fernando Camacho and former president Carlos Mesa; even some ruling party officials, including Adriana Salvatierra and her own ex-colleague, Manuel Canelas, whom she considered traitors for having negotiated with the opposition.

Lidia Patty tendered her resignation shortly thereafter, and was reassigned as vice consul in La Plata, Argentina, in September 2023.