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General Election

Bolivia · Government / Government of Bolivia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1940–1978Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1940

Enrique Penaranda Castillo10 March 1940

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Penaranda wins the presidential election as candidate of the conservative alliance.

1947

Tomas Monje GutierrezJanuary 1947

Government / Government of Bolivia

Monje Gutierrez organises the election that returns Bolivia to constitutional government.

1978

Hugo Banzer Suarez9 July 1978

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Banzer permits a presidential election as pressure increases for a return to civilian rule.

Names involved

Enrique Penaranda CastilloHugo Banzer SuarezTomas Monje Gutierrez

Provenance

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