The following is a list of events in the year 1964 in Bolivia.
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See also: | Other events of 1964 History of Bolivia • Years |
Incumbents
edit- President:
- Víctor Paz Estenssoro (until 4 November)
- President of the Military Government Junta:
- Alfredo Ovando Candía (5 November)
- René Barrientos (starting 5 November)
- Vice President:
- Juan Lechín (until 6 August)
- René Barrientos (6 August – 4 November)
- Vacant (starting 4 November)
Ongoing events
edit- Bolivian National Revolution (1952–1964)
Events
edit- 31 May – General elections are held. President Paz Estenssoro is reelected two a second consecutive and third overall term.
- 6 August – Paz Estenssoro and Barrientos are sworn in as president and vice president, respectively.[1]
- 4 November – President Paz Estenssoro is ousted in a coup d'état led by Vice President Barrientos and General Ovando Candía.[2]
- 5 November – Both Barrientos and Ovando Candía are sworn in as co-chairmen of junta, but the latter is forced to resign an hour later.[3]
Births
edit- 12 December – Elizabeth Salguero, diplomat, journalist, politician, and women's rights activist.[4]
Deaths
edit- 8 June – Carlos Quintanilla, 76, 37th president of Bolivia (b. 1888)[5]
References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Paz Estenssoro, Víctor (4 August 1964). "Ley Nº 0313". gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Peralta Miranda, Pablo (30 October 2014). "El golpe de 1964, la asonada que inauguró el ciclo de gobiernos militares". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Mesa Gisbert 2003, p. 247
- ^ Aguilar Agramont, Ricardo (9 November 2015). "Elizabeth Salguero Carrillo: De nuevo en la labor de género". La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Mesa Gisbert 2003, p. 648
Bibliography
edit- Mesa Gisbert, Carlos D. (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: Entre Urnas y Fusiles (in Spanish) (3rd ed.). La Paz: Editorial Mesa Gisbert.