Hugo Ballivián

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Hugo Ballivián Rojas (7 June 1901 – 15 July 1993) was de facto President of Bolivia between 1951 and 1952. A career military officer he was Commander of the Bolivian Armed Forces when President Mamerto Urriolagoitía called upon him to take over as extra-Constitutional chief executive in order to prevent the swearing-in of the reform-minded President-elect Víctor Paz Estenssoro. This was a self-coup that became popularly known as the Mamertazo.

active years end date

1952-04-11

active years start date

1951-05-16

birth date

1901-06-07

birth place

Bolivia, La Paz

death date

1993-07-15

death place

Bolivia, La Paz

order in office

President of Bolivia

successor

Hernán Siles Zuazo