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Bolivia in 1939

Historical records for Bolivia in 1939, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records
3Events
3Named people
1Places
1Categories

Historical records

August

23 August 1939Death of German BuschGerman Busch

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Busch dies in La Paz, ending his military reformist presidency.

23 August 1939Interim PresidencyCarlos Quintanilla

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Quintanilla assumes interim authority after the death of German Busch.

Other Events

1939Presidential ElectionEnrique Penaranda Castillo

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

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

Names involved

Carlos QuintanillaEnrique Penaranda CastilloGerman Busch

Places involved

La Paz

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.