Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Bolivia.

8 records1925–19808 events1 places

Chronological biography

1925

Birth of Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas21 June 1925

Government / Government of Bolivia · La Paz

Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas is born in La Paz.

1969

Short Presidency1969

Government / Government of Bolivia · President of Bolivia

Siles Salinas leads a brief civilian government constrained by military commanders.

President of Bolivia27 April 1969

Government / Government of Bolivia · President of Bolivia

Siles Salinas assumes the presidency after Barrientos dies.

Constitution of Bolivia26 September 1969

Government / Government of Bolivia · President of Bolivia

Ovando's coup ends the brief constitutional presidency of Siles Salinas.

Coup26 September 1969

Government / Government of Bolivia · President of Bolivia

Siles Salinas is overthrown by Army Commander Alfredo Ovando.

1971

Human Rights Advocacy1971

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

Siles Salinas returns to Bolivia and becomes a prominent defender of human rights.

Opposition to Banzer1971

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

Siles Salinas participates in political opposition during the Banzer dictatorship.

1980

Presidential Election1980

Government / Government of Bolivia · Presidential Candidate · La Paz

Siles Salinas campaigns unsuccessfully in the 1980 presidential election.

Titles and roles

Former President of Bolivia · President of Bolivia · Presidential Candidate

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.