Wálter Guevara
54th President of Bolivia (August-November 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wálter Guevara Arze (March 11, 1912 in Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia – June 20, 1996 in La Paz, Bolivia) was a Bolivian statesman, cabinet minister, writer, and diplomat, who served as the 54th president of Bolivia on an interim basis in 1979.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guevara and the second or maternal family name is Arze.
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Wálter Guevara | |
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54th President of Bolivia | |
In office 8 August 1979 – 1 November 1979 | |
Vice President | Vacant |
Preceded by | David Padilla |
Succeeded by | Alberto Natusch |
President of the Senate | |
In office 19 November 1979 – 17 July 1980 | |
Preceded by | Leónidas Sánchez Arana |
Succeeded by | Julio Garrett Ayllón |
In office 2 August 1979 – 8 August 1979 | |
Preceded by | Julio Campero Trigo |
Succeeded by | Leónidas Sánchez Arana |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
In office 4 August 1967 – 7 February 1968 | |
President | René Barrientos |
Preceded by | Alberto Crespo Gutiérrez |
Succeeded by | Tomás Guillermo Elío Moldiz |
In office 14 November 1959 – 10 June 1960 | |
President | Hernán Siles Zuazo |
Preceded by | Víctor Andrade Uzquiano |
Succeeded by | Carlos Morales Guillén |
In office 12 April 1952 – 23 January 1956 | |
President | Víctor Paz Estenssoro |
Preceded by | Tomás Antonio Suárez |
Succeeded by | Manuel Barrau Peláez |
Minister of Government, Justice, and Immigration | |
In office 17 August 1958 – 12 November 1959 | |
President | Hernán Siles Zuazo |
Preceded by | Marcial Tamayo |
Succeeded by | Carlos Morales Guillén |
Secretary-General of the Junta | |
In office 11 February 1944 – 5 April 1944 | |
President | Gualberto Villarroel |
Preceded by | Augusto Céspedes |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Wálter Guevara Arze (1912-03-11)11 March 1912 Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Died | 20 June 1996(1996-06-20) (aged 84) La Paz, Bolivia |
Political party | Authentic Revolutionary Party (1960–c. 1980) Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (1942–1960; 1989–1996) Independent Socialist (1938–1942) |
Spouse(s) | Lola Anaya Rosa Elena Rodríguez Rivas |
Parent(s) | Wálter Guevara Victoria Arze |
Education | Higher University of San Andrés University of Chicago |
Awards | Order of the Condor of the Andes Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
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