Luis Garcia Meza Tejada Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Luis Garcia Meza Tejada, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Bolivia.

3 records1980–19813 events1 places

Chronological biography

1980

Military Coup17 July 1980

Government / Government of Bolivia · Military President of Bolivia · La Paz

Garcia Meza seizes power in a violent military coup.

President of Bolivia17 July 1980

Government / Government of Bolivia · Military President of Bolivia

Garcia Meza begins an authoritarian military presidency.

1981

Resignation of Luis Garcia Meza Tejada4 August 1981

Government / Government of Bolivia · President of Bolivia · La Paz

Garcia Meza resigns as military support for his dictatorship collapses.

Titles and roles

Military President of Bolivia · President of Bolivia

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.