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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Banzer and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Hugo Banzer
Official photograph by Freddy Alborta, 1971
51st President of Bolivia
In office 6 August 1997 – 7 August 2001
Vice President
Jorge Quiroga
Preceded by
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
Succeeded by
Jorge Quiroga
In office 21 August 1971 – 21 July 1978
Vice President
Vacant
Preceded by
Juan José Torres
Succeeded by
Juan Pereda
Minister of Education and Culture
In office 5 November 1964 – 6 August 1966
President
René Barrientos Alfredo Ovando Candía
Preceded by
Carlos Serrate
Succeeded by
Edgar Ortiz Lema
Personal details
Born
Hugo Banzer Suárez
(1926-05-10)10 May 1926 Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Died
5 May 2002(2002-05-05) (aged 75) Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Political party
Nationalist Democratic Action
Spouse
Yolanda Prada
Children
5
Parent(s)
César Banzer Luisa Suárez
Education
Military College of the Army Armored Cavalry School School of the Americas
Awards
Order of the Condor of the Andes Order of Isabella the Catholic Order of the Sun of Peru
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Bolivia
Branch/service
Bolivian Army
Years of service
1952–1978
Rank
General
Hugo Banzer[a] Suárez (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈuɣoˈβanseɾˈswaɾes]; 10 May 1926 – 5 May 2002) was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 as a military dictator; and then again from 1997 to 2001, as a democratically elected president.
Banzer rose to power via a coup d'état against socialist president Juan José Torres and repressed labor leaders, clergymen, indigenous people, and students during his 1971–1978 dictatorship. Several thousand Bolivians were either forced to seek asylum in foreign countries, arrested, tortured, or killed during this period, known as the Banzerato.
After Banzer's removal via a coup led by Juan Pereda, he remained an influential figure in Bolivian politics and would run for election to the presidency via the ballot box on several occasions, eventually succeeding in 1997 via a narrow plurality of 22.26% of the popular vote. During Banzer's constitutional term, he extended presidential term limits from four years to five and presided over the Cochabamba Water War, declaring a state of siege in 2000 that suspended several civil liberties and lead to violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement.[1] After being diagnosed with lung cancer, Banzer resigned in 2001 and was succeeded by Vice President Jorge Quiroga.
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Global Information
Order of the Condor of the Andes
Order of Isabella the Catholic
Order of the Sun of Peru
Bolivia
Bolivian Army