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Hugo Ballivián
Hugo Ballivián Rojas (7 June 1901 – 15 July 1993) was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the ''de facto'' 44th president of Bolivia from 1951 to 1952. A career military officer, he was Commander of the Bolivian Armed Forces when President Mamerto Urriolagoitía called upon him to take over as extra-Constitutional chief executive in order to prevent the swearing-in of the reform-minded President-elect, Víctor Paz Estenssoro. This was a self-coup that became popularly known as the ''Mamertazo.'' Installing himself in the Palacio Quemado, Ballivián was the oligarchy's last hope to "turn back the hands of the clock," but the situation was apparently beyond repair. Despite declaring a nationwide curfew and exiling and imprisoning a number of opposition leaders, the demonstrations, work stoppages, and uprisings continued. Matters came to a head when Ballivián's Minister of Government, General Antonio Seleme, secretly pledged his support to the plotters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rojas
Rojas is a surname found throughout the Spanish-speaking world, especially in Latin America. Rojas may refer to: People A *Adrián Rojas (born 1977), Chilean professional football player *Aguelmis Rojas (born 1978), Cuban long-distance runner *Agustín de Rojas Villandrando (1572–1618), Spanish writer and actor *Alberto Müller Rojas (1935–2010), Venezuelan politician and general *Alberto Rojas (born 1965), Mexican-born prelate of the Catholic Church *Alberto Rojas Jiménez (1900–1934), Chilean poet and journalist *Alejandro González Rojas (born 1955), former Costa Rican goalkeeper *Alexis Rojas (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist * Alfredo Rojas (Argentine footballer) (born 1937) * Alfredo Rojas (Chilean footballer) (born 1985) * Alfredo Rojas (Peruvian footballer) (born 1991) *Anderson Rojas, amateur boxer from Ecuador *Andrea Rojas, fictional character from DC Comics *Andres Almonaster y Rojas (born 1728), Spanish civil servant of New Orleans *Ángel Clemente Rojas (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |