The

president of Bolivia The president of Bolivia ( es, Presidente de Bolivia), officially known as the president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia ( es, Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia and the ca ...

is the

head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

and

head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

of Bolivia,

directly elected Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they desire to see elected. The method by which the winner or winners of a direct election are cho ...

to a five-year

term Term may refer to: * Terminology, or term, a noun or compound word used in a specific context, in particular: **Technical term, part of the specialized vocabulary of a particular field, specifically: ***Scientific terminology, terms used by scient ...

by the Bolivian people. The officeholder leads the executive branch of the government and is the

captain general Captain general (and its literal equivalent in several languages) is a high military rank of general officer grade, and a gubernatorial title. History The term "Captain General" started to appear in the 14th century, with the meaning of Comma ...

of the

Armed Forces of Bolivia The Bolivian Armed Forces ( Spanish: ''Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia'') are the military of Bolivia. The Armed Forces of Bolivia are responsible for the defence, both of external and internal, of Bolivia and they are constituted by Bolivian Army, ...

. Since the office was established in 1825, 65 men and 2 women have served as president. The first president, Simón Bolívar, was elected by the General Assembly of Deputies of the Province of Upper Peru. For purposes of numbering, members of jointly-ruling juntas and other governing bodies are not included in the official count of presidents, unless one member later assumed the presidency in their own right. Three presidents:

Antonio José de Sucre Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (; 3 February 1795 – 4 June 1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" ( en, "Grand Marshal of Ayacucho"), was a Venezuelan independence leader who served as the president of Peru and as the second p ...

Germán Busch Víctor Germán Busch Becerra (23 March 1903 – 23 August 1939) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the 36th president of Bolivia from 1937 to 1939. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Chief of the General Staff ...

, and

Hernán Siles Zuazo Hernán Siles Zuazo (21 March 1914 – 6 August 1996) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 46th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1956 to 1960 and from 1982 to 1985. He also briefly served as interim president in April 195 ...

became, after a brief, non-consecutive, interim exercise of power, presidents for longer terms later. In these cases, they are numbered according to that second term. Therefore, Busch is counted as the 36th president, not the 35th, Siles Zuazo as the 46th instead of the 45th, etc. The presidency of

Pedro Blanco Soto Pedro Blanco Soto (19 October 1795 – 1 January 1829) was a Bolivian soldier and politician, he was president of the Republic of Alto Peru, an unrecognized independent entity that emerged in the limits of the department of La Paz and, which ...

, who was assassinated six days after taking office in 1828, was the shortest in Bolivian history.

Evo Morales Juan Evo Morales Ayma (; born 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero activist who served as the 65th president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. Widely regarded as the country's first president to c ...

served the longest, over thirteen years, before resigning in 2019. He is the only president to have served more than two consecutive terms.

José Miguel de Velasco José Miguel de Velasco Franco (; 29 September 1795 – 13 October 1859) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the fourth president of Bolivia on four occasions: 1828, 1829, 1839-1841, and 1848. Velasco also served as the ...

and

Víctor Paz Estenssoro Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro (2 October 1907 – 7 June 2001) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 45th president of Bolivia for three nonconsecutive and four total terms from 1952 to 1956, 1960 to 1964 and 1985 to 1989. He ran for pr ...

each served for four terms. However, all of Velasco's were non-consecutive and two were in an acting capacity while Paz Estenssoro only served twice consecutively in

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...

and

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

. Three presidents died in office, one of natural causes and two through tragic circumstances ( Adolfo Ballivián, Germán Busch, and

René Barrientos René Barrientos Ortuño (30 May 1919 – 27 April 1969) was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as the 47th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1964 to 1966 and from 1966 to 1969. During much of his first term, ...

). Three were assassinated (

Agustín Morales Pedro Agustín Morales Hernández (11 March 1808 – 27 November 1872) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 16th president of Bolivia from 1871 and 1872. Early years Morales was born in La Paz. Originally a supporter of Pr ...

, and

Gualberto Villarroel Gualberto Villarroel López (15 December 1908 – 21 July 1946) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 39th president of Bolivia from 1943 to 1946. A reformist, sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Perón, he is nonetheless ...

). The latter resigned mere hours before his death. Additionally, Manuel Antonio Sánchez and Pedro José de Guerra died of natural causes while exercising provisional presidential functions while eight former presidents were assassinated after leaving office (Antonio José de Sucre, Eusebio Guilarte,

Manuel Isidoro Belzu Manuel Isidoro Belzu Humérez (4 April 1808 – 27 March 1865) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the 11th president of Bolivia from 1848 to 1855. Under his presidency, the current national anthem of Bolivia and flag of ...

Jorge Córdova Jorge Córdova (23 April 1822, in La Paz – 23 October 1861) was a Bolivian general and politician who served as the 12th president of Bolivia from 1855 to 1857. Early life Childhood Jorge Córdova was born on April 23, 1822, in the cit ...

, Mariano Melgarejo,

Hilarión Daza Hilarión Daza Groselle (14 January 1840 – 27 February 1894) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 19th president of Bolivia from 1876 to 1879. During his presidency, the infamous War of the Pacific started, a conflict which proved ...

José Manuel Pando José Manuel Inocencio Pando Solares (27 December 1849 – 17 June 1917) was a Bolivian soldier, politician and explorer. He was also the 25th President of Bolivia from 1899 to 1904. During his government, the Acre War (1899-1903) began, in wh ...

, and

Juan José Torres Juan José Torres González (5 March 1920 – 2 June 1976) was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader who served as the 50th president of Bolivia from 1970 to 1971, when he was ousted in a US-supported coup that resulted in ...

). Five vice presidents assumed the presidency during a presidential term (

José Luis Tejada Sorzano José Luis Tejada Sorzano (12 January 1882 – 4 October 1938) was a Bolivian lawyer, economist, and politician who served as the 34th president of Bolivia from 1934 to 1936. The last president to be a member of the Liberal Party, Tejada Sor ...

Mamerto Urriolagoitía Mamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague (; 5 December 1895 – 4 June 1974) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who was the 43rd president of Bolivia, from 1949 to 1951. A member of the Republican Socialist Unity Party, he had previously been the 26t ...

Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (21 June 1925 – 19 October 2005) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 49th president of Bolivia in 1969 and as the 31st vice president of Bolivia from 1966 to 1969. Background and early life Born in La ...

Jorge Quiroga Jorge Fernando Quiroga Ramírez (born 5 May 1960), often referred to as Tuto, is a Bolivian industrial engineer and politician who served as the 62nd president of Bolivia from 2001 to 2002. A former member of Nationalist Democratic Action, he ...

, and

Carlos Mesa Carlos Diego de Mesa Gisbert (; born 12 August 1953) is a Bolivian historian, journalist, and politician who served as the 63rd president of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005. As an independent politician, he previously served as the 37th vice pres ...

). Tejada Sorzano was the first to do so in 1934 while Quiroga was the only one to complete the term of their predecessor (Tejada Sorzano extended his mandate past the term of his predecessor). 22 presidents were deposed in 23 coups d'état (

1839 Events January–March * January 2 – The first photograph of the Moon is taken, by French photographer Louis Daguerre. * January 6 – Night of the Big Wind: Ireland is struck by the most damaging cyclone in 300 years. * January 9 – ...

1841 Events January–March * January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom, and Qishan of the Qing dynasty, agree to the Convention of Chuenpi. * January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the i ...

;

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1848 1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions, a series of widespread struggles for more liberal governments, which broke out from Brazil to Hungary; although most failed in their immediate aims, they significantly altered the polit ...

;

, 1857,

1861 Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry. Events January–March * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City. ** The first stea ...

, 1864, 1871,

1876 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is ...

, 1879, 1920,

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

, 1937,

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

, 1971, 1978;

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

, and 1980). Velasco was deposed twice in 1841 and December 1848. Additionally, the

Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or nati ...

Hernando Siles Reyes Hernando Siles Reyes (5 August 1882 – 23 November 1942) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 31st president of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930. The founder of the Nationalist Party, he soon gravitated toward the Saavedrista faction of t ...

was deposed in

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

. Three presidents were deposed by a

civil war A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

, a

popular uprising Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...

, and a

revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...

. Transmissions of command from one ''de facto'' government to another ''de facto'' government occurred in seven cases (1841, 1946, 1965, 1966, 1981; twice, and 1982). Two special cases occurred in 1939 when

Carlos Quintanilla Carlos Quintanilla Quiroga (22 January 1888 – 8 June 1964) was a Bolivian general who served as the 37th president of Bolivia on a provisional basis from 1939 to 1940. Quintanilla saw action in the initial stages of the Chaco War (1932–1 ...

was installed by the military ''after'' the death of Germán Busch and in 1951 when President

resigned in a

self-coup A self-coup, also called autocoup (from the es, autogolpe), is a form of coup d'état in which a nation's head, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. The leader may dissolve or render powerless ...

in favor of a military junta. Two unconstitutional successions occurred in 1930 when Hernando Siles Reyes entrusted command to his council of ministers and 1934 when Daniel Salamanca was ousted in favor of his vice president, José Luis Tejada Sorzano. Finally, some supporters of Evo Morales claim that he was ousted by a coup d'état and that the presidency of

Jeanine Áñez Jeanine Áñez Chávez (; born 13 June 1967) is a Bolivian lawyer, politician, and television presenter who served as the 66th president of Bolivia from 2019 to 2020. A former member of the Social Democratic Movement, she previously served two ...

was an unconstitutional succession of power. However, this is disputed. There are seven living former presidents. The most recent to die was

Luis García Meza Luis García Meza Tejada (8 August 1929 – 29 April 2018) was a Bolivian general who served as the ''de facto'' 57th president of Bolivia from 1980 to 1981. He was a dictator convicted of human rights violations and leader of a violent coup. ...

, on 29 April 2018.

Presidents

, - style="height:6em; background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 30 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Segundo Guzmán, Felipe" , , Felipe Segundo
Guzmán
, style="background-color:;" , ,

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

, Constitutional succession
, Constitutional
provisional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 31 , rowspan=2 ,
–

Resigned , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Siles Reyes, Hernando" , , rowspan=2 , Hernando
Siles Reyes
, style="background-color:;" , ,

, rowspan=2 class=nowrap , 1925 general election , rowspan=2 , Constitutional
, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Saavedra, Abdón" , Abdón
Saavedra , - style="height:3em;" , style="background-color:;" , ,

Nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Th ...

, - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , From 28 May – 28 June 1930, the presidency was fulfilled by the council of ministers. ---- , Received command
from Siles Reyes , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em; background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 32 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Blanco Galindo, Carlos" , 32 - Carlos Blanco Galindo (CROPPED)

, Carlos Blanco
Galindo
, style="background-color:;" , ,

Military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

, Installed by a

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

---- , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 33 , rowspan=2 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Salamanca, Daniel" , 33 - Daniel Salamanca (CROPPED2)

, Daniel Salamanca
, style="background-color:;" , , Genuine
Republican , 1931 general election , Constitutional
, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Tejada Sorzano, José Luis" , José Luis
Tejada Sorzano , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=5 , From 28 November – 1 December 1934, the presidency was fulfilled by

. , Constitutional
acting , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 34 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Tejada Sorzano, José Luis" , 34 - José Luis Tejada Sorzano

, José Luis
Tejada Sorzano
, style="background-color:;" , ,

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

, Unconstitutional succession
, ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , From 17 to 22 May 1936, the presidency was fulfilled by

. ---- , Installed by a

, ''De facto''
provisional , colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 35 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Toro, David" , 35 - David Toro

, David Toro
, style="background-color:#92B558;" , , Military
Socialist
, Succeeded to lead the junta ---- , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:2em;" ! rowspan=3 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 36 , rowspan=3 ,
–

Died in office , rowspan=3 data-sort-value="Busch, Germán" , 36 - Germán Busch (CROPPED)

, rowspan=3 ,

, rowspan=3 style="background-color:#92B558;" , , rowspan=3 , Military
Socialist
, Succeeded to lead the junta ---- , ''De facto''

, colspan=2 , - style="height:2em;" , Elected by the

National Convention The National Convention (french: link=no, Convention nationale) was the parliament of the Kingdom of France for one day and the French First Republic for the rest of its existence during the French Revolution, following the two-year Nationa ...

, Constitutional

, style="background-color:;" , ,

Enrique Baldivieso Enrique Baldivieso Aparicio (born 1902 in Tupiza, d. 1957) served as the 24th vice president of Bolivia from 1938 to 1939, during the presidency of Germán Busch Víctor Germán Busch Becerra (23 March 1903 – 23 August 1939) was a Bolivia ...

, - style="height:2em;" , Dictatorship declared , ''De facto''

, colspan=2 , - style="height:3em; background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 37 , rowspan=2 ,
–

End of mandate , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Quintanilla, Carlos" , 37 - Carlos Quintanilla (CROPPED2)

, rowspan=2 ,

, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 ,

, rowspan=2 class=nowrap , Installed by a

, rowspan=2 , ''De facto''
provisional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" , rowspan=5 colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 38 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Peñaranda, Enrique" , 38 - Enrique Peñaranda

Enrique Peñaranda Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo (15 November 1892 – 22 December 1969) was a Bolivian general who served as the 38th president of Bolivia from 1940 until his overthrow in 1943. He previously served as commander-in-chief of the country's armed ...

, style="background-color:;" , , Concordance , 1940 general election , Constitutional
, - style="height:2em;" ! rowspan=4 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 39 , rowspan=4 ,
–

Resigned , rowspan=4 data-sort-value="Villarroel, Gualberto" , 39 - Gualberto Villarroel (CROPPED1)

, rowspan=4 ,

, rowspan=4 style="background-color:#92B558;" , , rowspan=4 , Reason for the
Fatherland , Installed by a

---- , ''De facto''

, - style="height:2em; , Received command
from the junta , style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , ''De facto''
provisional

, - style="height:2em;" , rowspan=2 class=nowrap , Elected by the

, rowspan=2 , Constitutional

, - style="height:1em;" , style="background-color:;" , , Julián Montellano , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , Briefly on 21 July 1946, the presidency was fulfilled by Dámaso Arenas. , Unconstitutional succession
, ''De facto'' , colspan=2 , - style="height:6em; background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 40 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Guillén, Néstor" , 40 - Néstor Guillén

, Néstor Guillén
, style="background-color:;" , ,

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

, Installed by a

---- , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em; background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 41 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Monje, Tomás" , 41 - Tomás Monje (CROPPED1)

, Tomás Monje
, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Succeeded to lead the junta ---- , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 42 , rowspan=2 ,
–

Resigned , data-sort-value="Hertzog, Enrique" , 42 - Enrique Hertzog (CROPPED)

Enrique Hertzog José Enrique Hertzog Garaizábal (; 10 November 1897, in La Paz – 31 July 1981, in Buenos Aires) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 42nd president of Bolivia from 1947 to 1949. He resigned in 1949, and died in exile in Argentina. ...

, style="background-color:;" , , Republican
Socialist Unity , 1947 general election
, Constitutional
, rowspan=3 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=3 data-sort-value=" Urriolagoitía, Mamerto" , Mamerto
Urriolagoitía , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=5 , From 7 May – 22 October 1949, the presidency was fulfilled by

. , rowspan=2 , Constitutional
acting , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=7 , From 22 to 24 October 1949, the presidency was fulfilled by

. , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 43 ,
–

Resigned , data-sort-value="Urriolagoitía, Mamerto" , 43 - Mamerto Urriolagoitía (CROPPED1)

, Mamerto
Urriolagoitía
, style="background-color:;" , , Republican
Socialist Unity , Constitutional succession
, Constitutional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 44 ,
–

Ousted by the
National Revolution , data-sort-value="Ballivián, Hugo" , 44 - Hugo Ballivián (CROPPED)

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 ...

, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Installed by a

---- , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , -style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , rowspan=2 colspan=6 , From 11 to 15 April 1952, the presidency was fulfilled by

. , rowspan=2 , Installed by the
National Revolution , ''De facto''
provisional
, colspan=2 , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , ''De facto''
acting
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 45 ,
–

End of term , data-sort-value="Paz Estenssoro, Víctor" , 45 - Víctor Paz Estenssoro (CROPPED3)

, Víctor Paz
Estenssoro
, style="background-color:;" , , Revolutionary
Nationalist , Received command
from Siles Zuazo , ''De facto''
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Siles Zuazo, Hernán" , Hernán
Siles Zuazo , - style="height:3em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 46 , rowspan=2 ,
–

End of term , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Siles Zuazo, Hernán" , 46 - Hernán Siles Zuazo

, rowspan=2 , Hernán
Siles Zuazo
, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 , Revolutionary
Nationalist , rowspan=2 class=nowrap , 1956 general election , rowspan=2 , Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Chávez Ortiz, Ñuflo" , Ñuflo
Chávez Ortiz , - style="height:3em;" , colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 45 , rowspan=2 ,
–

Ousted by a

, rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Paz Estenssoro, Víctor" , 45 - Víctor Paz Estenssoro (CROPPED3)

, rowspan=2 , Víctor Paz
Estenssoro
, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 , Revolutionary
Nationalist , 1960 general election , rowspan=2 , Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Lechín, Juan" ,

Juan Lechín Juan Lechín Oquendo (18 May 1914 – 27 August 2001) was a labor-union leader and head of the Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers (FSTMB) from 1944 to 1987 and the Bolivian Workers' Union (COB) from 1952 to 1987. He also served as the 29th vi ...

, - style="height:3em;" , 1964 general election , style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Barrientos, René" ,

, - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , From 4–5 November 1964, the presidency was fulfilled by a junta. ---- , Installed by a

, ''De facto'' , colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 47 ,
–

Legal change , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Barrientos, René" , 47 - René Barrientos

, rowspan=2 ,

, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 ,

, Succeeded to lead the junta ---- , rowspan=2 , ''De facto''
, rowspan=2 colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" , rowspan=2 ,
–

Barrientos resigned , rowspan=2 , Co-presidency of the junta ---- , - style="height:3em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 48 , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Ovando Candía, Alfredo" , 48 - Alfredo Ovando Candía

, rowspan=2 , Alfredo Ovando
Candía
, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 ,

, rowspan=2 , ''De facto''
, rowspan=2 colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" ,
–

End of mandate , Succeeded to lead the junta ---- , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 47 ,
–

Died in office , data-sort-value="Barrientos, René" , 47 - René Barrientos

, style="background-color:;" , , Popular
Christian , 1966 general election , Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Siles Salinas, Luis Adolfo" , Luis Adolfo
Siles Salinas , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 49 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Siles Salinas, Luis Adolfo" , 49 - Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (CROPPED)

, Luis Adolfo
Siles Salinas
, style="background-color:;" , , Social
Democratic , Constitutional succession
, Constitutional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 48 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Ovando Candía, Alfredo" , 48b - Alfredo Ovando Candía

, Alfredo Ovando
Candía
, style="background-color:#92B558;" , , Military
Nationalist
, Installed by a

, ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , Briefly on 6 October 1970, the presidency was fulfilled by

Rogelio Miranda Rogelio Miranda Baldivia (1922 in La Paz – 13 August 2021 in La Paz) was a Bolivian general. He was also Bolivian Ambassador to the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United ...

. , rowspan=2 , Installed by a

, ''De facto'' , colspan=2 , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , From 6–7 October 1970, the presidency was fulfilled by a junta. ---- , ''De facto'' , colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 50 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Torres, Juan José" , Juan José Torres - 2

, Juan José
Torres
, style="background-color:#92B558;" , , Military
Nationalist
, Installed by a

, ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 51 , rowspan=2 ,
–

Resigned , style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" colspan=4 , From 21 to 22 August 1971, the presidency was fulfilled by a junta. ---- , style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" class=nowrap , Installed by a

, style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" , data-sort-value="Hugo, Banzer" , GralHugoBanzerSuarez (CROPPED)

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 a ...

, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Received command
from the junta , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , Briefly on 21 July 1978, the presidency was fulfilled by a junta. ---- , Received command
from Banzer , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 52 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Juan, Pereda" , Escudo de Bolivia

, Juan Pereda
, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Installed by a

, ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 53 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Padilla, David" , Escudo de Bolivia

David Padilla David Padilla Arancibia (13 August 1927 – 25 September 2016) was a Bolivian general who served as the 53rd president of Bolivia from 1978 to 1979. A native of Sucre, Padilla was born on 13 August 1927. Joining the armed forces, he rose t ...

, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Installed by a

---- , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em; background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 54 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Guevara, Wálter" ,

Wálter Guevara Wálter Guevara Arze (March 11, 1912 in Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia – June 20, 1996 in La Paz, Bolivia) was a Bolivian statesman, cabinet minister, writer, and diplomat, who served as the 54th president of Bolivia on ...

, style="background-color:;" , , Authentic
Revolutionary , Elected by the National Congress
, Constitutional
acting
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 55 ,
–

Resigned , data-sort-value="Natusch, Alberto" , Alberto Natusch Busch2

, Alberto Natusch
, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Installed by a

, ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em; background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 56 ,
–

Ousted by a

, data-sort-value="Gueiler, Lidia" , Lidia Gueiler Tejada (Recorte)

, Lidia Gueiler
, style="background-color:;" , , Revolutionary
Nationalist Left , Elected by the National Congress
, Constitutional
acting
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 57 , rowspan=2 ,
–

Resigned , style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" colspan=4 , From 17 to 18 July 1980, the presidency was fulfilled by a junta. ---- , style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" class=nowrap , Installed by a

, style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , ''De facto'' , colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" , data-sort-value="García Meza, Luis" , LuisGarcíaMeza1980

, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Received command
from the junta , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , From 4 August – 4 September 1981, the presidency was fulfilled by a junta. ---- , Received command
from García Meza , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 58 ,
–

Resigned , data-sort-value="Torrelio, Celso" ,

Celso Torrelio Celso Torrelio Villa (3 June 1933 – 23 April 1999) was a military general and a member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981), who served as the de facto 58th president of Bolivia from 1981 to 1982. A native of Padilla, dep ...

, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Received command
from the junta , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=6 , From 19 to 21 July 1982, the presidency was fulfilled by a junta. ---- , Received command
from Torrelio , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 59 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Vildoso, Guido" ,

, Guido Vildoso
, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Received command
from the junta , ''De facto''
, colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 46 , rowspan=2 ,
–

End of term , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Siles Zuazo, Hernán" , Hernán Siles Zuazo2

, rowspan=2 , Hernán
Siles Zuazo
, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 , Leftwing
Revolutionary
Nationalist , rowspan=2 class=nowrap , 1980 general election
, rowspan=2 , Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Paz Zamora, Jaime" , Jaime Paz
Zamora
, - style="height:3em;" , colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 45 ,
–

End of term , data-sort-value="Paz Estenssoro, Víctor" , Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1964) - CROPPED

, Víctor Paz
Estenssoro
, style="background-color:;" , , Revolutionary
Nationalist , 1985 general election
, Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Garrett Ayllón, Julio" , Julio Garrett
Ayllón , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 60 ,
–

End of term , data-sort-value="Paz Zamora, Jaime" , , Jaime Paz
Zamora
, style="background-color:;" , , Revolutionary
Left , 1989 general election
, Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=1 data-sort-value="Ossio, Luis" , Luis Ossio , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 61 ,
–

End of term , data-sort-value="Sánchez de Lozada, Gonzálo" , Gonzálo Sánchez de Lozada-Agencia BrasilAntonio Cruz

Gonzálo Sánchez de Lozada-Agencia BrasilAntonio Cruz

, Gonzalo Sánchez
de Lozada
, style="background-color:;" , , Revolutionary
Nationalist , 1993 general election
, Constitutinal
, style="background:#A57DAD;" , , data-sort-value="Cárdenas, Víctor Hugo" , Víctor Hugo
Cárdenas , - style="height:6em;" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 51 , rowspan=2 ,
–

Resigned , data-sort-value="Banzer, Hugo" , 51 - Hugo Banzer (CROPPED3)

, style="background-color:;" , , , Nationalist
Democratic
Action , 1997 general election
, Constitutional
, rowspan=2 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Quiroga, Jorge" ,

, - style="background-color:#FFFFE0;" , colspan=5 , From 1 July – 7 August 2001, the presidency was fulfilled by

. , Constitutional
acting , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 62 ,
–

End of term , data-sort-value="Quiroga, Jorge" , ,

, style="background-color:;" , , , Nationalist
Democratic
Action , Constitutional succession
, Constitutional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 61 ,
–

Resigned , data-sort-value="Sánchez de Lozada, Gonzálo" , Gonzálo Sánchez de Lozada-Agencia BrasilAntonio Cruz

, Gonzalo Sánchez
de Lozada
, style="background-color:;" , , Revolutionary
Nationalist , 2002 general election
, Constitutinal
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Mesa, Carlos" ,

, - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 63 ,
–

Resigned , data-sort-value="Mesa, Carlos" ,

, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Constitutional succession
, Constitutional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 64 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Eduardo" , Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé

, Eduardo
Rodríguez Veltzé
, style="background-color:;" , ,

, Constitutional succession
, Constitutional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:3em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 65 ,
–

Legal change , data-sort-value="Morales, Evo" , Evo Morales Ayma (cropped 3)

, style="background-color:;" , , Movement
for Socialism , 2005 general election , Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="García Linera, Álvaro" , Álvaro García
Linera , - ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=10 , Presidents of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (2009–present) , - ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" , Presidency ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" , President ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" , Party ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , Designation ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , Government ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" ,

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

, - style="height:2em;" ! rowspan=3 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 65 , rowspan=3 ,
–

Resigned , rowspan=3 data-sort-value="Morales, Evo" , Evo Morales Ayma (cropped 3)

, rowspan=3 ,

, rowspan=3 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=3 , Movement
for Socialism , 2009 Political Constitution , rowspan=3 , Constitutional
, rowspan=3 style="background-color:;" , , rowspan=3 data-sort-value="García Linera, Álvaro" , Álvaro García
Linera , - style="height:2em;" , 2009 general election , - style="height:2em;" , 2014 general election , - , colspan=10 , - style="height:6em;background-color:#FFFFE0;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 66 ,
–

End of mandate , data-sort-value="Áñez, Jeanine" , Jeanine Áñez (Official Photo, 2019) Cropped II

Jeanine Áñez (Official Photo, 2019) Cropped II

, style="background-color:;" , , Social
Democratic , Constitutional succession
, Constitutional
, colspan=2 , - style="height:6em;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , 67 ,
–
''Incumbent'' , data-sort-value="Arce, Luis" , Luis Arce (Official Photo, 2020) Cropped III

Luis Arce (Official Photo, 2020) Cropped III

Luis Arce Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (; born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian banker, economist, and politician serving as the 67th president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously serve ...

, style="background-color:;" , , Movement
for Socialism , 2020 general election , Constitutional
, style="background-color:;" , , data-sort-value="Choquehuanca, David" , David
Choquehuanca , - ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" , Presidency ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" , President ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" , Party ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , Designation ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" , Government ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan="2" ,

Timeline

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José Mariano Serrano José Mariano Serrano (8 September 1788–1852) was a Bolivian-born statesman and jurist. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán of 9 July 1816 which declared the Independence of the provinces of the River Plate and presided ove ...

" bar:SimónBolívar from: 12/08/1825 till: 29/12/1825 color:none text:" Simón Bolívar" bar:AntonioJosédeSucre from: 11/08/1825 till: 12/08/1825 color:none from: 29/12/1825 till: 18/04/1828 color:none text:"

" bar:JoséMaríaPérezdeUrdininea from: 18/04/1828 till: 02/08/1828 color:none text:"

José María Pérez de Urdininea José María Pérez de Urdininea (31 October 1784 – 4 November 1865) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the third president of Bolivia in 1828. He was the first Bolivian president to be born in Bolivia itself. He f ...

" bar:JoséMigueldeVelasco from: 02/08/1828 till: 18/12/1828 color:none from: 01/01/1829 till: 24/05/1829 color:none from: 22/02/1839 till: 10/06/1841 color:military from: 27/11/1847 till: 06/12/1848 color:military text:"

" bar:JoséRamóndeLoayza from: 18/12/1828 till: 26/12/1828 color:none text:" José Ramón de Loayza" bar:PedroBlancoSoto from: 26/12/1828 till: 01/01/1829 color:none text:"

" bar:AndrésdeSantaCruz from: 24/05/1829 till: 17/02/1839 color:none text:" Andrés de Santa Cruz" bar:SebastiánÁgreda from: 10/06/1841 till: 09/07/1841 color:military text:" Sebastián Ágreda" bar:MarianoEnriqueCalvo from: 18/07/1838 till: 17/02/1839 color:none from: 09/07/1841 till: 22/09/1841 color:none text:"

Mariano Enrique Calvo Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuéllar (18 July 1782 – 29 July 1842) was a Bolivian lawyer, general and politician who served as the de facto eighth president of Bolivia briefly in 1841. He also served as the third vice president from 1835 to 1839 ...

" bar:JoséBallivián from: 27/09/1841 till: 23/12/1847 color:military text:"

José Ballivián José Ballivián Segurola (5 May 1805 – 6 October 1852) was a Bolivian general during the Peruvian-Bolivian War. He also served as the ninth president of Bolivia from 1841 to 1847. Early life Born in La Paz to wealthy parents, Ballivián ha ...

" bar:EusebioGuilarte from: 23/12/1847 till: 02/01/1848 color:none text:" Eusebio Guilarte" bar:ManuelIsidoroBelzu from: 12/10/1848 till: 15/08/1855 color:military text:"

" bar:JorgeCórdova from: 15/08/1855 till: 09/09/1857 color:none text:"

" bar:JoséMaríaLinares from: 12/10/1848 till: 06/12/1848 color:none from: 09/09/1857 till: 14/01/1861 color:none text:"

José María Linares José María Linares Lizarazu (10 July 1808 – 23 October 1861) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 13th president of Bolivia from 1857 to 1861. Early life and education He was born in Tical, Potosí, in his family's hacie ...

" bar:ManuelAntonioSánchez from: 14/01/1861 till: 09/04/1861 color:military text:" Manuel Antonio Sánchez" bar:RupertoFernández from: 14/01/1861 till: 04/05/1861 color:none text:" Ruperto Fernández" bar:JoséMaríadeAchá from: 14/01/1861 till: 04/05/1861 color:military from: 04/05/1861 till: 28/12/1864 color:none text:"

José María de Achá José María de Achá Valiente (8 July 1810 – 29 January 1868) was a Bolivian general who served as the 14th president of Bolivia from 1861 to 1864. He served in the battles of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and conspired against longtime ...

" bar:MarianoMelgarejo from: 28/12/1864 till: 15/01/1871 color:military text:" Mariano Melgarejo" bar:AgustínMorales from: 12/11/1870 till: 27/11/1872 color:military text:"

" bar:JuandeDiosBosque from: 27/11/1872 till: 28/11/1872 color:none text:" Juan de Dios Bosque" bar:TomásFrías from: 28/11/1872 till: 09/05/1873 color:none from: 31/01/1874 till: 04/05/1876 color:none text:" Tomás Frías" bar:AdolfoBallivián from: 09/05/1873 till: 14/02/1874 color:none text:" Adolfo Ballivián" bar:HilariónDaza from: 04/05/1876 till: 28/12/1879 color:military text:"

" bar:PedroJosédeGuerra from: 17/04/1879 till: 11/09/1879 color:none text:" Pedro José de Guerra" bar:SerapioReyesOrtiz from: 11/09/1879 till: 28/12/1879 color:constitutional from: 12/04/1899 till: 25/10/1899 color:liberal text:" Serapio Reyes Ortiz" bar:UladislaoSilva from: 28/12/1879 till: 19/01/1880 color:military text:"

Uladislao Silva Uladislao Silva (2 January 1840 – 3 October 1898) was a Bolivian military officer who was ''de facto'' President of Bolivia after becoming the head of the Government Junta installed in La Paz after the overthrow of Hilarión Daza. Silva was made ...

" bar:RudecindoCarvajal from: 28/12/1879 till: 19/01/1880 color:none text:" Rudecindo Carvajal" bar:DonatoVazquez from: 28/12/1879 till: 19/01/1880 color:none text:"

Donato Vazquez Donato may refer to: People *Donato (surname) As a given name * Donato Bilancia (1951–2020), Italian serial killer * Donato Bramante (1444–1514), Italian architect * Donato da Cascia (fl. c. 1350 – 1370), Italian composer of trecento ma ...

" bar:NarcisoCampero from: 19/01/1880 till: 04/09/1884 color:none text:"

Narciso Campero Narciso Campero Leyes (29 October 1813 – 12 August 1896) was a Bolivian general and politician who served as the 20th president of Bolivia from 1880 to 1884. The Narciso Campero Province was named after him. Early life and family The ...

" bar:GregorioPacheco from: 04/09/1884 till: 15/08/1888 color:democratic text:" Gregorio Pacheco" bar:AnicetoArce from: 15/08/1888 till: 11/08/1892 color:conservative text:"

Aniceto Arce Aniceto Arce Ruiz de Mendoza (15 April 1824, in Tarija – 14 August 1906) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Bolivia from 1888 to 1892. He also served as the fourth vice president of Bolivia from 1880 to ...

" bar:MarianoBaptista from: 11/08/1892 till: 19/08/1896 color:conservative text:"

Mariano Baptista Mariano Baptista Caserta (16 July 1832 – 19 March 1907, Cochabamba) was a Bolivian politician, orator and journalist. An outstanding intellectual of his time, he was a deputy in various periods, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1873-1876) an ...

" bar:SeveroFernández from: 19/08/1896 till: 12/04/1899 color:conservative text:"

Severo Fernández Severo Fernández Alonso Caballero (15 August 1849 in Sucre – 12 August 1925) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th president of Bolivia from 1896 to 1899 and as the tenth vice president of Bolivia from 1892 to 1896. ...

" bar:MacarioPinilla from: 12/04/1899 till: 25/10/1899 color:liberal text:" Macario Pinilla" bar:JoséManuelPando from: 12/04/1899 till: 14/08/1904 color:liberal text:"

" bar:IsmaelMontes from: 14/08/1904 till: 12/08/1909 color:liberal from: 14/08/1913 till: 15/08/1917 color:liberal text:"

Ismael Montes Ismael Montes Gamboa (5 October 1861 – 16 October 1933) was a Bolivian general and political figure who served as the 26th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1904 to 1909 and from 1913 to 1917. During his first term, the Tr ...

" bar:EliodoroVillazón from: 12/08/1909 till: 14/08/1913 color:liberal text:"

Eliodoro Villazón Eliodoro Villazón Montaño (22 January 1848 – 12 September 1939) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 27th president of Bolivia from 1909 to 1913 and as the 15th vice president of Bolivia from 1904 to 1909. Early life Vill ...

" bar:JoséGutiérrezGuerra from: 15/08/1917 till: 12/07/1920 color:liberal text:"

José Gutiérrez Guerra José Manuel Gutiérrez Guerra, known as "the last Oligarch," (5 September 1869, in Sucre, Bolivia – 3 February 1929, in Antofagasta, Chile) was a Bolivian economist and statesman who served as the 28th president of Bolivia from 1917 to 1 ...

" bar:JoséMaríaEscalier from: 13/07/1920 till: 28/01/1921 color:republican text:" José María Escalier" bar:JoséManuelRamírez from: 13/07/1920 till: 28/01/1921 color:republican text:" José Manuel Ramírez" bar:BautistaSaavedra from: 13/07/1920 till: 03/09/1925 color:republican text:"

Bautista Saavedra Bautista Saavedra Mallea (30 August 1870 in Sorata – 1 May 1939) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 29th president of Bolivia from 1921 to 1925. Prior to that, he was part of a governing junta from 1920 to 1921. As l ...

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" bar:GermánAnteloArauz from: 28/05/1930 till: 17/06/1930 color:none text:" Germán Antelo Arauz" bar:AlbertoDíezdeMedina from: 28/05/1930 till: 28/06/1930 color:none text:" Alberto Díez de Medina" bar:FidelVega from: 28/05/1930 till: 28/06/1930 color:nationalist text:" Fidel Vega" bar:FranklinMercado from: 28/05/1930 till: 28/06/1930 color:none text:" Franklin Mercado" bar:CarlosBanzer from: 28/05/1930 till: 28/06/1930 color:military text:"

Carlos Banzer Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...

" bar:JoséAguirredeAchá from: 28/05/1930 till: 28/06/1930 color:none text:" José Aguirre de Achá" bar:EzequielRomecínCalderón from: 17/06/1930 till: 28/06/1930 color:none text:" Ezequiel Romecín Calderón" bar:CarlosBlancoGalindo from: 28/06/1930 till: 05/03/1931 color:military text:" Carlos Blanco Galindo" bar:DanielSalamanca from: 05/03/1931 till: 01/12/1934 color:genuinerepublican text:" Daniel Salamanca" bar:JoséLuisTejadaSorzano from: 28/11/1934 till: 17/05/1936 color:liberal text:"

" bar:DavidToro from: 28/05/1930 till: 28/06/1930 color:military from: 22/05/1936 till: 13/07/1937 color:military text:" David Toro" bar:GermánBusch from: 17/05/1936 till: 22/05/1936 color:military from: 13/07/1937 till: 23/08/1939 color:military text:"

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" bar:HugoBallivián from: 16/05/1951 till: 11/04/1952 color:military text:"

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" bar:RenéBarrientos from: 05/11/1964 till: 02/01/1966 color:military from: 06/08/1966 till: 27/04/1969 color:popularchristianmovement text:"

" bar:AlfredoOvandoCandía from: 04/11/1964 till: 05/11/1964 color:military from: 26/05/1965 till: 06/08/1966 color:military from: 26/09/1969 till: 06/10/1970 color:military text:"

Alfredo Ovando Candía Alfredo Ovando Candía (6 April 1918 – 24 January 1982) was the Commander of the Bolivian Air Forces and ambassador who served as the 48th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively, first as co-president with René Barrientos from 1965 ...

" bar:LuisAdolfoSilesSalinas from: 27/04/1969 till: 26/09/1969 color:socialdemocratic text:"

" bar:RogelioMiranda from: 06/10/1970 till: 06/10/1970 color:military text:"

" bar:EfraínGuachalla from: 06/10/1970 till: 07/10/1970 color:military text:" Efraín Guachalla" bar:AlbertoAlbarracín from: 06/10/1970 till: 07/10/1970 color:military text:" Alberto Albarracín" bar:FernandoSattori from: 06/10/1970 till: 07/10/1970 color:military text:"

Fernando Sattori Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

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" bar:AndrésSelichChop from: 21/08/1971 till: 22/08/1971 color:military text:" Andrés Selich Chop" bar:JaimeFlorentinoMendieta from: 21/08/1971 till: 22/08/1971 color:military text:" Jaime Florentino Mendieta" bar:HugoBanzer from: 21/08/1971 till: 21/07/1978 color:military from: 06/08/1997 till: 07/08/2001 color:nationalistdemocraticaction text:"

" bar:VíctorGonzálezFuentes from: 21/07/1978 till: 21/07/1978 color:military text:" Víctor González Fuentes" bar:GutenbergBarroso from: 21/07/1978 till: 21/07/1978 color:military text:" Gutenberg Barroso" bar:AlfonsoVillalpando from: 21/07/1978 till: 21/07/1978 color:military text:" Alfonso Villalpando" bar:JuanPereda from: 21/07/1978 till: 24/11/1978 color:military text:" Juan Pereda" bar:DavidPadilla from: 24/11/1978 till: 08/08/1979 color:military text:"

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Ángel Mariscal Ángel Mariscal Beuba (17 August 1904 — 20 March 1979) was a Spanish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of ...

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Natalio Morales Natalio is a district in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay. It is located in the South-East of the country, with the town center located just 10 km from the Paraná River and the border with Argentina. The district lies 45 km off Route ...

" bar:GuidoVildoso from: 21/07/1982 till: 10/10/1982 color:military text:" Guido Vildoso" bar:JaimePazZamora from: 06/08/1989 till: 06/08/1993 color:revolutionaryleftmovement text:"

Jaime Paz Zamora Jaime Paz Zamora (born 15 April 1939) is a former Bolivian politician who served as the 60th president of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993. He also served as the 32nd vice president of Bolivia from October 1982 to December 1984 during the presidency ...

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Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Sánchez Bustamante (born 1 July 1930), often referred to as Goni, is a Bolivian businessman and politician who served as the 61st president of Bolivia from 1993 to 1997 and from 2002 to 2003. A member of the Revolu ...

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" bar:CarlosMesa from: 17/10/2003 till: 09/06/2005 color:none text:"

" bar:EduardoRodríguezVeltzé from: 09/06/2005 till: 22/01/2006 color:none text:" Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé" bar:EvoMorales from: 22/01/2006 till: 10/11/2019 color:movementforsocialism text:"

" bar:JeanineÁñez from: 12/11/2019 till: 08/11/2020 color:democratsocialmovement text:"

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