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René Barrientos

1919 - 1969

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René Emilio Barrientos Ortuño (30 May 1919 – 27 April 1969) was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as the 47th president of Bolivia from 1964 to 1966 and 1966 to 1969. During his first term, he shared power with Alfredo Ovando as co-president of a military junta and was the 30th vice president of Bolivia in 1964. General Barrientos came to power after the 1964 Bolivian coup d'état which overthrew the government of President Victor Paz Estenssoro. During his three-year rule, Barrientos and the army suppressed leftist opposition to his regime, including a guerrilla group led by Che Guevara in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Barrientos is the 4,359th most popular politician (up from 4,985th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Bolivia and the 2nd most popular Bolivian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, René Barrientos ranks 4,359 out of 19,576. Before him are László Rajk, Blaise Compaoré, Augustin Robespierre, Miguel López de Legazpi, Mahboob Ali Khan, and Charles, Prince of Viana. After him are Emil Maurice, Emperor Chūai, Kaykhusraw I, Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, Cao Mao, and Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg.

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Among people born in 1919, René Barrientos ranks 50. Before him are Martin Balsam, Boris Shcherbina, Lex Barker, Jackie Robinson, Godfrey Hounsfield, and Mohamed Boudiaf. After him are Elisabeth Volkenrath, James Lovelock, Georges Duby, Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Abdel Hakim Amer, and Chavela Vargas. Among people deceased in 1969, René Barrientos ranks 46. Before him are Vito Genovese, Wacław Sierpiński, Boris Karloff, Vjekoslav Luburić, B. Traven, and Enrique Ballestrero. After him are Itzhak Stern, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Li Zongren, Walter Christaller, Erika Mann, and Ernest Ansermet.

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In Bolivia

Among people born in Bolivia, René Barrientos ranks 2 out of 105. Before him are Evo Morales (1959). After him are Hugo Banzer (1926), Luis Arce (1963), Mario Terán (1942), Lidia Gueiler Tejada (1921), 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bolivia

Among politicians born in Bolivia, René Barrientos ranks 2. Before him are Evo Morales (1959). After him are Hugo Banzer (1926), Luis Arce (1963), Lidia Gueiler Tejada (1921), Luis García Meza (1929), Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1907), Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (1930), Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792), Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914), Juan José Torres (1920), and Carlos Mesa (1953).

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