Mariano Melgarejo Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mariano Melgarejo, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Bolivia.

3 records1864–18663 events1 places

Chronological biography

1864

Coup28 December 1864

Government / Government of Bolivia · General · La Paz

Melgarejo seizes power and begins an authoritarian presidency.

President of Bolivia28 December 1864

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

Melgarejo assumes the presidency after overthrowing Acha.

1866

Indigenous Land Decrees1866

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

Melgarejo issues measures that threaten communal Indigenous landholding.

Titles and roles

General · 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.