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Bolivia in 1946

Historical records for Bolivia in 1946, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Events
3Named people
1Places
1Categories

Historical records

March

10 March 1946Transfer of PowerTomas Monje Gutierrez

Government / Government of Bolivia

Monje Gutierrez transfers presidential authority to the elected Enrique Hertzog.

July

21 July 1946LynchingGualberto Villarroel Lopez

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Villarroel is killed after crowds storm the presidential palace in La Paz.

21 July 1946President of BoliviaNestor Guillen Olmos

Government / Government of Bolivia

Guillen Olmos becomes interim president after Villarroel's death.

August

17 August 1946Interim PresidencyTomas Monje Gutierrez

Government / Government of Bolivia

Monje Gutierrez becomes interim president and prepares new national elections.

Names involved

Gualberto Villarroel LopezNestor Guillen OlmosTomas Monje Gutierrez

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.