Mario R. Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (17 October 1917 – 4 August 1980) was a
Bolivian
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politician
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who led the
Bolivian Socialist Falange (FSB) after the death of its founder,
Óscar Únzaga de la Vega, until his death in
1980.
He was
Foreign Minister from 1971 to 1973 and wrote about Bolivian politics.
Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1917, Gutiérrez studied
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and
Political Science
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at
Catholic University of Chile
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. After the death of Óscar Vega in a failed coup of the FSB, Gutiérrez, a party member since its creation in 1937, was elected by the regional leaders of the party. Gutiérrez was presidential candidate for the FSB in the
1960 elections, winning 8% of the popular vote.
Gutiérrez was also an author who published about the political situation in Bolivia and South America.
Gutiérrez is buried on the ''Paseo de los Notables'' (Avenue of the Notable) in Santa Cruz General Cementery.
References
Bolivian political people
1917 births
1980 deaths
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