Government of Hugo Banzer Suárez, 1971-1978
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General Hugo Banzer Suárez
had taken the Presidency 21 August 1971, and formed his cabinet.
(*) 03.10.1972 – 14.02.1974 Agriculture
mil – military
ind – independent
FSB – Bolivian Socialist Falange
MNR – Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
FRB – Barrientista Revolutionary Force
Hugo Banzer
Hugo Banzer Suárez was a politician, military general, dictator and President of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from August 22, 1971 to July 21, 1978, as a dictator; and then again from August 6, 1997 to August 7, 2001, as constitutional President.-Military and ideological...
had taken the Presidency 21 August 1971, and formed his cabinet.
| Ministry / Date | Foreign and Religious Affaire | Interior | National Defense | Planning and Co-ordination | Finance | Education and Culture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.08.1971 | Mario Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, FSB | Andrés Selich Show, mil | Jaime Florentino Mendieta Vargas, mil | Edwin Rodríguez Aguirre, MNR | Raúl Lema Peláez, MNR | Augusto Mendizábal Moya, MNR |
| 28.12.1971 | Mario Adett Zamora, mil | Julio Prado Salmón, MNR | Edwin Rodríguez Aguirre, MNR | Mario Méndez Elías, FSB | ||
| 24.08.1972 | Luis Bedregal Rodo, MNR | |||||
| 04.09.1972 | ||||||
| 04.09.1972 | Jaime Tapia Alipaz, FSB | |||||
| 03.10.1972 | ||||||
| 22.11.1972 | ||||||
| 23.04.1973 | Alfredo Arce Carpio Alfredo Arce Carpio Alfredo Arce Carpio was a Bolivian politician, legal figure and intellectual.Born in La Paz on March 19 , 1941, he studied law at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés... , MNR |
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| 21.05.1973 | Walter Castro Avendaño, mil | |||||
| 04.08.1973 | ||||||
| 10.09.1973 | Armando Pinell Centellas, MNR | |||||
| 13.09.1973 | ||||||
| 09.10.1973 | Fernando Paz Baldivieso, MNR | |||||
| 26.11.1973 | Alberto Guzmán Soriano, mil | Jaime Quiroga Mattos, ind | Mario Serrate Ruíz, FSB | |||
| 04.12.1973 | Sergio Otero Gómez, MNR | |||||
| 14.02.1974 | Juan Pereda Asbún, mil | |||||
| 23.04.1974 | ||||||
| 08.07.1974 | René Bernal Escalante, mil | Victor Castillo Suárez, mil | Waldo Bernal Pereira, mil | |||
| 12.07.1974 | ||||||
| 09.11.1974 | Juan Lechín Suárez, mil | |||||
| 12.01.1976 | Carlos Calvo Galindo, ind | |||||
| 19.04.1976 | Oscar Adriázola Valda, mil | |||||
| 28.05.1976 | ||||||
| 09.11.1976 | Jaime Niño de Guzmán Quiroz, mil | |||||
| 13.10.1977 | David Blanco Zabala, ind | |||||
| 28.11.1977 | Guillermo Jiménez Gallo, mil | |||||
| 23.12.1977 | Hugo Bretel Barba, mil |
| Ministry / Date | Transport and Communications | Labor and Union Affairs | Industry y Commerce | Mining and Metallurgy | Energy and Hydrocarbons | Agriculture and Peasant Affairs (*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.08.1971 | Ambrosio García Rivera, FSB | Ciro Humboldt Barrero, MNR | Héctor Ormachea Peñaranda, MNR | Carlos Serrate Reich, MNR | Roberto Capriles Gutiérrez, FSB | José Gil Reyes, mil |
| 28.12.1971 | Edmundo Nogales Ortíz, MNR | |||||
| 24.08.1972 | Raúl Lema Patino, MNR | |||||
| 04.09.1972 | ||||||
| 04.09.1972 | ||||||
| 03.10.1972 | ||||||
| 22.11.1972 | ||||||
| 23.04.1973 | Guillermo Fortún Suárez, MNR | Juan Pereda Asbún, mil | Alberto Natusch Busch, mil | |||
| 21.05.1973 | ||||||
| 04.08.1973 | ||||||
| 10.09.1973 | Angel Gemio Ergueta, MNR | Javier Bedregal Gutierrez, MNR | ||||
| 13.09.1973 | ||||||
| 09.10.1973 | ||||||
| 26.11.1973 | Alfredo Franco Guachalla, MNR | Raúl Lema Patino, MNR | ||||
| 04.12.1973 | ||||||
| 14.02.1974 | Miguel Ayoroa Montaño, mil | Guillermo Jiménez Gallo, mil | ||||
| 23.04.1974 | ||||||
| 08.07.1974 | Wálter Nuñez Rivero, mil | Mario Vargas Salinas, mil | José Antonio Zelaya Salinas, mil | |||
| 12.07.1974 | ||||||
| 09.11.1974 | Julio Trigo Ramírez, mil | Víctor González Fuentes Víctor González Fuentes Víctor González Fuentes was de facto president of Bolivia for less than a day, and is a former military general and a member of the military junta that ruled the country from 1971–1978. The junta included Juan Pereda, David Padilla, Wálter Guevara, Alberto Natusch, and Lydia Gueiler Tejada... , mil |
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| 12.01.1976 | ||||||
| 19.04.1976 | ||||||
| 28.05.1976 | Alfonso Villalpando Armaza, mil | |||||
| 09.11.1976 | Carlos Rodrigo Lea Plaza, mil | Alfonso Villalpando Armaza, mil | ||||
| 13.10.1977 | Fadrique Muñoz Reyes, ind | Luis Cordero Montellano, mil | ||||
| 28.11.1977 | Ernesto Camacha Hurtado, mil | |||||
| 23.12.1977 |
(*) 03.10.1972 – 14.02.1974 Agriculture
| Ministry / Date | Health and Social Security | Housing and Urbanism | Press and Information | Secretary to the Cabinet | Peasant Affairs | State | Coordination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.08.1971 | Carlos Valverde Barbery, FSB | Sergio Leigue Suárez, FSB | Hugo Gonzáles Rioja, FSB | Alfredo Arce Carpio Alfredo Arce Carpio Alfredo Arce Carpio was a Bolivian politician, legal figure and intellectual.Born in La Paz on March 19 , 1941, he studied law at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés... , MNR |
no | no | no |
| 28.12.1971 | no | no | no | ||||
| 24.08.1972 | Guillermo Fortún Suárez, MNR | no | no | no | |||
| 04.09.1972 | no | Alfredo Arce Carpio Alfredo Arce Carpio Alfredo Arce Carpio was a Bolivian politician, legal figure and intellectual.Born in La Paz on March 19 , 1941, he studied law at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés... , MNR |
no | ||||
| 04.09.1972 | Arturo Cronembold Parada, FSB | Carlos Iturralde Ballivián, FSB | no | no | |||
| 03.10.1972 | Guido Humerez Cabrera, mil | no | |||||
| 22.11.1972 | Luis Leigue Suárez, FSB | Germán Azcárraga Jiménez, FSB | no | ||||
| 23.04.1973 | Jaime Caballero Tamayo, MNR | Mario Escobari Guerra, mil | Ramón Azero Sanzetenea, mil | no | |||
| 21.05.1973 | no | ||||||
| 04.08.1973 | Waldo Cerruto Calderón de la Barca, FSB | no | |||||
| 10.09.1973 | Guido Valle Antelo, ind | no | |||||
| 13.09.1973 | Guillermo Bulacia Salek, MNR | no | |||||
| 09.10.1973 | no | ||||||
| 26.11.1973 | no | ||||||
| 04.12.1973 | no | ||||||
| 14.02.1974 | no | no | Roberto Capriles Gutiérrez, FSB | ||||
| 23.04.1974 | no | no | Edwin Tapia Frontanilla, FRB | ||||
| 08.07.1974 | no | no | Juan Lechín Suárez, mil | ||||
| 12.07.1974 | Jorge Torres Navarro, mil | José Patiño Ayoroa, mil | no | no | no | ||
| 09.11.1974 | Walter Núñez Rivero, mil | no | no | no | no | no | |
| 12.01.1976 | Santiago Maesse Roca, mil | no | no | no | no | no | |
| 19.04.1976 | no | no | no | no | no | ||
| 28.05.1976 | no | no | no | no | no | ||
| 09.11.1976 | Guido Vildoso Calderón, mil | no | no | no | no | no | |
| 13.10.1977 | Fernando Guillen Monje, mil | no | no | no | no | no | |
| 28.11.1977 | no | no | no | no | no | ||
| 23.12.1977 | no | no | no | no | no |
mil – military
ind – independent
FSB – Bolivian Socialist Falange
Bolivian Socialist Falange
The Bolivian Socialist Falange was a Bolivian political party established in the year 1937. A right-wing party drawing inspiration from fascism, it was the country's second-largest party between approximately 1954 and 1974...
MNR – Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement is a Bolivian political party, perhaps the most important in the country during the 20th century. At the legislative elections in 2002, the party won, in an alliance with the Free Bolivia Movement, 26.9% of the popular vote and 36 out of 130 seats in the...
FRB – Barrientista Revolutionary Force