David Toro Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Toro, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Bolivia.

5 records1936–19375 events1 places

Chronological biography

1936

Military Socialism17 May 1936

Government / Government of Bolivia · Colonel · La Paz

Toro takes power and introduces a reformist military government after defeat in the Chaco War.

President of Bolivia22 May 1936

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

Toro becomes president and advances the programme known as military socialism.

1937

Nationalization13 March 1937

Economy / Oil Industry · President of Bolivia · La Paz

Nationalizes Standard Oil's Bolivian holdings after the Chaco War

Nationalization of Standard Oil13 March 1937

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

Toro nationalises Standard Oil's Bolivian properties.

Standard Oil Nationalization13 March 1937

Economy / Oil Nationalization · President of Bolivia · La Paz

Toro nationalises Standard Oil's Bolivian assets

Titles and roles

Colonel · 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.