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Ex-Bolivian President Luis Adolfo Siles dies
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Oct 20, 2005 12:41pm |
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| Category | Obituary |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 19, 2005 06:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Luis Adolfo Siles, who became Bolivia's president in 1969 and then was toppled in a military coup, died Wednesday of a heart attack, a family spokesman reported. He was 80.
Siles, a founder and leader of Bolivia's Social Democratic party, was vice president under President Gen. Rene Barrientos, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 1969.
Siles took over the presidency, but was toppled nine months later in a military coup led by Gen. Alfredo Ovando, who began 16 years of coups and military dictatorships in Bolivia.
Siles was sent into exile in neighboring Chile, but returned home a few months later, becoming a devoted human rights activist and playing a key role in the pro-democracy efforts that succeeded in 1982 with the restoration of an elected government. |
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