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Juan José Torres

1920 - 1976

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Juan José Torres González (5 March 1920 – 2 June 1976) was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader who served as the 50th president of Bolivia from 1970 to 1971, when he was ousted in a coup that resulted in the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer. He was popularly known as "J.J." (Jota-Jota). Juan José Torres was murdered in 1976 in Buenos Aires, in the frame of the United States-backed campaign Operation Condor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan José Torres is the 10,707th most popular politician (up from 11,369th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Bolivia (up from 17th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Bolivian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan José Torres ranks 10,707 out of 19,576. Before him are Hamadi Jebali, Konstantinos Paspatis, Wincenty Witos, Margherita Aldobrandini, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, and Patrick Henry. After him are Theodoric Strabo, Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe, Sam Webb, Alvise Pisani, Erchinoald, and George Borg Olivier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Juan José Torres ranks 182. Before him are Georg Ots, Michel Audiard, Yang Kyoungjong, Julien Ries, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, and Knut Nordahl. After him are Fiorenzo Magni, Barend Biesheuvel, Yves Robert, Zao Wou-Ki, Mahendra of Nepal, and Stéphanos II Ghattas. Among people deceased in 1976, Juan José Torres ranks 108. Before him are Josef Sudek, Bobby Pearce, Marguerite Laugier, Oscar Bonavena, Richard Hughes, and Werner March. After him are Zdeněk Fierlinger, Wilder Penfield, Boris Iofan, Rosalind Russell, Helmut Kunz, and Elihan Tore.

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In Bolivia

Among people born in Bolivia, Juan José Torres ranks 13 out of 105. Before him are Luis García Meza (1929), Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1907), Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (1930), Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792), Túpac Katari (1750), and Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914). After him are Carlos Mesa (1953), Jeanine Áñez (1967), Toribio Ticona Porco (1937), Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780), Jaime Paz Zamora (1939), and Germán Busch (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bolivia

Among politicians born in Bolivia, Juan José Torres ranks 11. Before him are Lidia Gueiler Tejada (1921), Luis García Meza (1929), Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1907), Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (1930), Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792), and Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914). After him are Carlos Mesa (1953), Jeanine Áñez (1967), Jaime Paz Zamora (1939), Germán Busch (1903), Enrique Peñaranda (1893), and Gualberto Villarroel (1908).

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