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Carlos Quintanilla

1888 - 1964

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Carlos Quintanilla Quiroga (22 January 1888 – 8 June 1964) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 37th president of Bolivia from 1939 to 1940. Born in Cochabamba, he graduated from the Military Academy of the Army in 1911 and furthered his education and training in Germany, where he served on assignment on several occasions. Discharged in 1923, he rejoined the military in 1926, reaching the rank of brigadier general in 1931, shortly before the outbreak of the Chaco War the following year. Known for his administrative qualifications, Quintanilla lacked strategic and tactical prowess compared to his opponents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Quintanilla is the 15,566th most popular politician (down from 15,506th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Bolivia (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Bolivian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carlos Quintanilla ranks 15,566 out of 19,576. Before him are Franco Comotti, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Jorge Illueca, Johan Sverdrup, Jadranko Prlić, and José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno. After him are Vittorio Sgarbi, Arayik Harutyunyan, Muhammad Fareed Didi, Ignacio Andrade, George Pataki, and Grzegorz Schetyna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Carlos Quintanilla ranks 225. Before him are Þórbergur Þórðarson, Joseph Pletincx, Hank Mann, Christian Gitsham, Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, and Arthur Berry. After him are Sven Landberg, Carlos Scarone, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Georges Vanier, Boris Verlinsky, and Andreas Cervin. Among people deceased in 1964, Carlos Quintanilla ranks 165. Before him are Axel Norling, Edith Sitwell, Luiz Gervazoni, Kate Gillou, William Garbutt, and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi. After him are Georg Jacoby, Paul A. Baran, Karl Johan Svensson, Frederick Grace, Diana Wynyard, and Carlos Hevia.

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In Bolivia

Among people born in Bolivia, Carlos Quintanilla ranks 60 out of 105. Before him are Mamerto Urriolagoitía (1895), Narciso Campero (1813), Julio César Baldivieso (1971), Mario Alborta (1910), José María Pérez de Urdininea (1784), and Jorge Quiroga (1960). After him are Casiano Chavarría (1901), Pedro Blanco Soto (1795), Jorge Valderrama (1906), Miguel Murillo (1898), Agustín Morales (1808), and Jorge Córdova (1822).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bolivia

Among politicians born in Bolivia, Carlos Quintanilla ranks 43. Before him are Aniceto Arce (1824), Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (1925), Mamerto Urriolagoitía (1895), Narciso Campero (1813), José María Pérez de Urdininea (1784), and Jorge Quiroga (1960). After him are Pedro Blanco Soto (1795), Agustín Morales (1808), Jorge Córdova (1822), José Miguel de Velasco Franco (1795), Mariano Baptista (1831), and Tomás Monje (1884).

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