First Cabinet Of Hugo Banzer
General Hugo Banzer Suárez took the Presidency of Bolivia on 21 August 1971 and formed his cabinet. (*) 03.10.1972 – 14.02.1974 Agriculture mil – military ind – independent FSB – Bolivian Socialist Falange MNR – Revolutionary Nationalist Movement The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement ( es, Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario , MNR) is a centre-right conservative political party in Bolivia and was the leading force behind the Bolivian National Revolution from 1952 to 1964. It influen ... FRB – Barrientista Revolutionary Force Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Government of Hugo Banzer Suarez, 1971-1978 Cabinets of Bolivia Cabinets established in 1971 Cabinets disestablished in 1978 1971 establishments in Bolivia ...
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Hugo Banzer
Hugo Banzer Suárez (; 10 May 1926 – 5 May 2002) was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 in a military dictatorship; and then again from 1997 to 2001, as a democratically elected president. Banzer, rose to power via a coup d'état against socialist president Juan José Torres and repressed labor leaders, clergymen, indigenous people, and students during his 1971–1978 dictatorship. Several thousand Bolivians were either forced to seek asylum in foreign countries, arrested, tortured, or killed during this period, known as the ''Banzerato''. After Banzer's removal via a coup led by Juan Pereda, he remained an influential figure in Bolivian politics and would run for election to the presidency via the ballot box on several occasions, eventually succeeding in 1997 via a narrow plurality of 22.26% of the popular vote. During Banzer's constitutional term, he extended ...
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