Ruler · 1919 – 1969

René Barrientos

Lived 1919 – 1969; politician. President of Bolivia (Bolivia), 1966 – 1969.

Wikidata's English label: René Emilio Barrientos Ortuño.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1919 – 1969; 50 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Bolivia
Left it: died by accident; Wikidata's manner of death

President of Bolivia

Bolivia · the 55th of 83 dated reigns · 1825 – 2025

51 before

Hernán Siles Zuazo1956 – 1960

Víctor Paz Estenssoro1960 – 1964

Alfredo Ovando1966

René Barrientos1966 – 1969

Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas1969

Alfredo Ovando1969 – 1970

Juan José Torres1970 – 1971

25 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1966 – 1969 · 3 years · came to it aged 47

Left it: died by accidentWikidata's manner of death: accidental death

the article also: resigned

On 27 April 1969, Barrientos was killed in a helicopter crash near Arque, Bolivia.

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