1959 in Bolivia explained

Events in the year 1959 in Bolivia.

Incumbents

• President: Hernán Siles Zuazo (MNR)
• Vice President: Vacant

Ongoing events

• Bolivian National Revolution (1952–1964)

Events

• 19 April – An attempted coup d'état led by the Bolivian Socialist Falange (FSB) fails to depose President Siles Zuazo and ends in the suicide of the FSB's leader.^[1]

Births

• 5 June – Betty Tejada, president of the Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2014.^[2]

Deaths

• 19 April – Óscar Únzaga, 43, leader of the Bolivian Socialist Falange (b. 1916)^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: Ascarrunz. Eduardo. 2019-04-17. Golpe, magnicidio frustrado, genocidio y suicidio de Óscar Únzaga de la Vega. es. Página Siete. La Paz. 2022-02-21.
2. News: 2013-01-17. Betty Tejada Soruco en las Redes Sociales. es. EABolivia. La Paz. 2022-02-20. 21 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220221084014/https://www.eabolivia.com/blogs/16900-betty-tejada-soruco-en-las-redes-sociales.html. live.