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Presidential Election

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

7Records
1939–2020Date range
6Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1939

Enrique Penaranda Castillo1939

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Penaranda campaigns for the presidency after leading Bolivia's armed forces.

1951

Victor Paz Estenssoro1951

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Paz Estenssoro wins the presidential election but is prevented from taking office.

1966

Rene Barrientos Ortuno3 July 1966

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Barrientos wins the presidential election and returns Bolivia to formal civilian government.

1980

Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas1980

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Siles Salinas campaigns unsuccessfully in the 1980 presidential election.

2005

Juan Evo Morales Ayma18 December 2005

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Morales wins the presidential election as the Movement Toward Socialism candidate.

2014

Juan Evo Morales Ayma12 October 2014

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Morales wins election to another presidential term with a legislative majority.

2020

Luis Arce18 October 2020

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Arce wins the presidential election as the Movement Toward Socialism candidate.

Names involved

Enrique Penaranda CastilloJuan Evo Morales AymaLuis Adolfo Siles SalinasLuis ArceRene Barrientos OrtunoVictor Paz Estenssoro

Provenance

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