1953 in Bolivia

Incumbents

• President: Víctor Paz Estenssoro
• [Vice President of Bolivia|President of Bolivia|Vice President]: Hernán Siles Zuazo

Ongoing events

• Bolivian National Revolution

Events

• 2 August – President Víctor Paz Estenssoro signs Supreme Decree N° 3464 into law, passing sweeping agrarian reform and declaring peasants the owners of their own lands.

Births

• 12 August – Carlos Mesa, 63rd president of Bolivia, 37th vice president of Bolivia.