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Celso Torrelio

1933 - 1999

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Celso Torrelio Villa (3 June 1933 – 23 April 1999) was a military general and a member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981), who served as the de facto 58th president of Bolivia from 1981 to 1982. A native of Padilla, department of Chuquisaca, Torrelio joined the Bolivian Army and rose to the rank of general. He served as the notorious dictator Luis García Meza's Minister of Interior after the departure, forced by Washington, of the equally-infamous Colonel Luis Arce. The García Meza regime became internationally known for its extreme brutality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Celso Torrelio is the 15,008th most popular politician (down from 14,860th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Bolivia (up from 47th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Bolivian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Celso Torrelio ranks 15,008 out of 19,576. Before him are Lupus of Friuli, Zinovios Valvis, Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Gilles Andriamahazo, László Lukács, and Maati Bouabid. After him are Ashur-rim-nisheshu, Ruslan Aushev, Pharnaces II of Phrygia, Georges Pitoëff, Fruto Chamorro, and Francisco Lagos Cházaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Celso Torrelio ranks 372. Before him are Bengt Berndtsson, Norbert Eschmann, Toini Pöysti, Viktor Kapitonov, Maurizio Arena, and Bent Hansen. After him are Jean Graczyk, Hiroshi Suzuki, Pedro Cubilla, Leandro Faggin, Jean Vautrin, and John Gardner. Among people deceased in 1999, Celso Torrelio ranks 212. Before him are Bing Xin, Raúl Silva Henríquez, Lloyd La Beach, Rick Danko, Hideo Itokawa, and Birgit Cullberg. After him are Sarah Kane, João Cabral de Melo Neto, Alain Peyrefitte, Umyar Mavlikhanov, Robert Douglas, and Lester Bowie.

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In Bolivia

Among people born in Bolivia, Celso Torrelio ranks 46 out of 105. Before him are Guido Vildoso (1937), Juan Pereda (1931), Jesús Bermúdez (1902), Manuel Isidoro Belzu (1808), Enrique Hertzog (1896), and Ismael Montes (1861). After him are José Bustamante (1907), Hernando Siles Reyes (1882), Alberto Natusch (1933), Aniceto Arce (1824), Ramiro Blacut (1944), and Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bolivia

Among politicians born in Bolivia, Celso Torrelio ranks 35. Before him are David Toro (1898), Guido Vildoso (1937), Juan Pereda (1931), Manuel Isidoro Belzu (1808), Enrique Hertzog (1896), and Ismael Montes (1861). After him are Hernando Siles Reyes (1882), Aniceto Arce (1824), Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (1925), Mamerto Urriolagoitía (1895), Narciso Campero (1813), and José María Pérez de Urdininea (1784).

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