Vice President of Bolivia
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This is a list of Vice Presidents of Bolivia
, the second highest political position in Bolivia. There are several gaps in the list, caused by intermittent political turmoil. The names of Vice Presidents who also were President at one time or another are given in bold text. There may be errors in the dates given.
Positions of two vice presidents, designated First Vice President and Second Vice President, were used between 1880 and 1920.
According to the current constitution, Vice President in elected in the same ticket as President. Vice President serves also as President of Congress
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Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, the second highest political position in Bolivia. There are several gaps in the list, caused by intermittent political turmoil. The names of Vice Presidents who also were President at one time or another are given in bold text. There may be errors in the dates given.
Positions of two vice presidents, designated First Vice President and Second Vice President, were used between 1880 and 1920.
According to the current constitution, Vice President in elected in the same ticket as President. Vice President serves also as President of Congress
National Congress of Bolivia
The Plurinational Legislative Assembly also known as the National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto capital, La Paz....
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- José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco (December 26, 1828 – January 1, 1829)
- José Miguel de Velasco (May 24, 1829 – July 23, 1835)
- Mariano Enrique Calvo (July 23, 1835 – February 17, 1839)
- Aniceto ArceAniceto ArceAniceto Arce Ruiz was President of Bolivia from 1888 until 1892. The Aniceto Arce Province is named after him. Arce was a native of Tarija but was educated as a lawyer and resided most of his life in Sucre, where he became one of the country's foremost silver-mining tycoons...
, First Vice President (May 31, 1880–1881) - Belisario Salinas Belzú, Second Vice President (May 31, 1880 – September 4, 1884)
- Mariano BaptistaMariano BaptistaMariano Baptista Caserta was President of Bolivia during the 1892-96 period. A member of the Conservative Party, he was renowned for his stirring oratorical style....
, First Vice President (September 4, 1884 – August 15, 1888) - Jorge Oblitas, Second Vice President (September 4, 1884 – August 15, 1888)
- José Manuel del Carpio, First Vice President (August 13, 1888 – August 4, 1892)
- Serapio Reyes Ortiz, Second Vice President (August 15, 1888 – August 11, 1892)
- Severo Fernández Alonso, First Vice President (August 11, 1892 – August 19, 1896)
- succeeded to the presidency following his election
- Rafael Peña de Flores, First Vice President (August 19, 1896 – April 12, 1899)
- overthrown in coup
- Jenaro Sanjinés Calderón, Second Vice President (August 19, 1896 – April 12, 1899)
- overthrown in coup
- Lucio Pérez Velasco, First Vice President (October 25, 1899–1903)
- Aníbal Capriles Cabrera, Second Vice President (October 25, 1899 – August 14, 1904)
- Eliodoro VillazónEliodoro VillazónEliodoro Villazón was a member of the Liberal party and Constitutional President of his country, Bolivia, between 1909 and 1913....
, First Vice President (August 14, 1904 – August 12, 1909) - Valentín Abecia Ayllón, Second Vice President (August 14, 1904 – August 12, 1909)
- Macario Pinilla Vargas, First Vice President (August 12, 1909 – August 14, 1913)
- Juan Misael Saracho, Second Vice President (August 12, 1909 – August 14, 1913)
- Juan Misael Saracho, First Vice President (August 14, 1913–1915)
- José Carrasco Torrico, Second Vice President (August 14, 1913 – August 15, 1917)
- Ismael Vázquez Virreira, First Vice President (August 15, 1917 – July 12, 1920)
- overthrown in coup
- José Santos Quinteros, Second Vice President (August 15, 1917 – July 12, 1920)
- overthrown in coup
- Abdón SaavedraAbdón SaavedraAbdón Saavedra Mallea served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930, during the presidency of Hernando Siles Reyes. He was brother of president Bautista Saavedra.-References:...
(January 10, 1926 – May 28, 1930)- overthrown in coup
- José Luis Tejada SorzanoJosé Luis Tejada SorzanoJosé Luis Tejada Sorzano was a Bolivian lawyer and politician appointed by the military as president of Bolivia during the Chaco War...
(March 5, 1931 – November 27, 1934)- succeeded President Daniel Domingo SalamancaDaniel Salamanca UreyDaniel Domingo Salamanca Urey was President of Bolivia from March 5, 1931 until he was overthrown in a coup d'état on November 27, 1934, during the country's disastrous Chaco War with Paraguay.-Political career:...
- succeeded President Daniel Domingo Salamanca
- Enrique BaldiviesoEnrique BaldiviesoEnrique Baldivieso Aparicio served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1938 to 1939, during the presidency of Germán Busch.-References:...
(May 28, 1938 – April 24, 1939) - Julián MontellanoJulián MontellanoJulian V. Montellano Carrasco served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1945 to 1946, during the presidency of Gualberto Villarroel.-References:...
(November 6, 1945 – July 21, 1946)- overthrown in revolution
- Mamerto UrriolagoitiaMamerto UrriolagoitiaMamerto Urriolagoitía Harriague was President of Bolivia, from 1949 to 1951. Of privileged background, he studied in France and later joined the Bolivian diplomatic service. In 1947, Urriolagoitia was elected Vice-President to Dr...
(March 10, 1947 – October 24, 1949)- succeeded President Enrique HertzogEnrique HertzogEnrique Hertzog Garaizabal was a Bolivian politician who was elected President of his country in 1947...
- succeeded President Enrique Hertzog
- Hernán Siles ZuazoHernán Siles ZuazoHernán Siles Zuazo was a politician from Bolivia. He served as his country's constitutionally elected president twice, from 1956 to 1960 and again from 1982 to 1985....
(April 15, 1952 – August 6, 1956)- succeeded to the presidency following his election
- Ñuflo Chávez OrtizÑuflo Chávez OrtizÑuflo Chávez Ortiz served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1956 to 1957, during the presidency of Hernán Siles Zuazo.-References:...
(August 6, 1956 – June 24, 1957) - Juan Lechín OquendoJuan Lechín OquendoJuan Lechín Oquendo was a labor-union leader and head of the Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers from 1944 to 1987 and the Bolivian Workers' Union from 1952 to 1987...
(August 6, 1960 – August 6, 1964) - René Barrientos Ortuño (August 6, 1964 – November 4, 1964)
- succeeded to the presidency in a coup
- Luis Adolfo Siles SalinasLuis Adolfo Siles SalinasLuis Adolfo Siles Salinas was the Constitutional President of Bolivia for a period of five months between April and September 1969.-Background and early life:...
(August 6, 1966 – April 27, 1969)- succeeded to the presidency on the death of René Barrientos Ortuño
- Jaime Paz ZamoraJaime Paz ZamoraJaime Paz Zamora was President of Bolivia from August 6, 1989 to August 6, 1993. He also served as Vice-President between 1982 and 1984.-Foundation of the MIR and alliance with Siles Zuazo:...
(October 10, 1982 – December 14, 1984) - Julio Garrett AyllónJulio Garrett AyllónJulio Garrett Ayllón was Vice President of Bolivia from 1985 to 1989 during presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro.-References:...
(August 6, 1985 – August 6, 1989) - Luis OssioLuis OssioLuis Ossio Sanjinés served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993, during the presidency of Jaime Paz Zamora. He belonged to the Christian Democratic Party of Bolivia.-References:...
(August 6, 1989 – August 6, 1993) - Víctor Hugo CárdenasVíctor Hugo CárdenasVíctor Hugo Cárdenas Conde is a Bolivian indigenous Aymara activist and politician. He is the leader of the MRTKL party...
(August 6, 1993 – August 6, 1997) - Jorge Quiroga Ramírez (August 6, 1997 – August 7, 2001)
- succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of Hugo Banzer Suárez
- Carlos MesaCarlos MesaCarlos Diego Mesa Gisbert is a Bolivian politician, historian and President of Bolivia from October 17, 2003 until his resignation on June 6, 2005....
(August 6, 2002 – June 9, 2005)- succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of Gonzalo Sánchez de LozadaGonzalo Sánchez de LozadaGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada y Sánchez de Bustamante , familiarly known as "Goni", is a Bolivian politician, businessman, and former President of Bolivia. A lifelong member of the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario , he is credited for using "shock therapy", the economic theory championed by then...
- succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
- Álvaro García LineraÁlvaro García LineraÁlvaro Marcelo García Linera is a Bolivian politician who has been Vice President of Bolivia since 2006.-Biography:He was born in Cochabamba and graduated from San Agustín High School. Then, he studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City and became a mathematician...
(January 22, 2006 – present)