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David Padilla

1927 - 2016

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David Padilla Arancibia (13 August 1927 – 25 September 2016) was a Bolivian general who served as the 53rd president of Bolivia from 1978 to 1979. A native of Sucre, Padilla was born on 13 August 1927. Joining the armed forces, he rose to the post of Commander of the Army. He was serving in that capacity when he deposed the also de facto government of General Juan Pereda on 24 November 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Padilla is the 14,011th most popular politician (up from 14,426th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Bolivia (up from 36th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Bolivian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Padilla ranks 14,011 out of 19,576. Before him are Susana Higuchi, Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias, Juan Antonio Ríos, José Posada Herrera, Choe Thae-bok, and Giovanni Pesaro. After him are Pia Kjærsgaard, Tony Abbott, Karim Khalili, King Kuang of Zhou, Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany, and Liutprand of Benevento.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, David Padilla ranks 293. Before him are Otto Stich, Hsing Yun, Jan Myrdal, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Lars Hall, and Trude Beiser. After him are Lisa Lu, Walter Zeman, Nikola Kljusev, Estelle Parsons, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, and Robert Guillaume. Among people deceased in 2016, David Padilla ranks 303. Before him are Miriam Defensor Santiago, Charmian Carr, Alan Young, Alcindo, Arturo Pomar, and José Parra Martínez. After him are Axel Schandorff, Michel Rousseau, Luis Alberto Monge, Anita Brookner, Marco Pannella, and Alexander Esenin-Volpin.

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In Bolivia

Among people born in Bolivia, David Padilla ranks 29 out of 105. Before him are Mariano Melgarejo (1820), Daniel Salamanca Urey (1869), Hilarión Daza (1840), Ulises Saucedo (1896), José Ballivián (1805), and José Luis Tejada Sorzano (1882). After him are Bartolina Sisa (1753), Luis Reyes (1911), Cornelio Saavedra (1759), Eduardo Rodríguez (1956), Adela Zamudio (1854), and José Manuel Pando (1849).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bolivia

Among politicians born in Bolivia, David Padilla ranks 23. Before him are Gualberto Villarroel (1908), Mariano Melgarejo (1820), Daniel Salamanca Urey (1869), Hilarión Daza (1840), José Ballivián (1805), and José Luis Tejada Sorzano (1882). After him are Cornelio Saavedra (1759), Eduardo Rodríguez (1956), José Manuel Pando (1849), Bautista Saavedra (1870), Wálter Guevara (1912), and David Toro (1898).

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