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Gualberto Villarroel
Gualberto Villarroel Lopez was the head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943 to July 21, 1946. A reformist, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies, and is sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Domingo Peron. Above all, he is remembered for his violent demise, which occurred on the day when he was overthrown.
Villarroel was born in Villa Rivero, Cochabamba, on December 15, 1908. He participated in the Chaco War (1932-35) against Paraguay. In the aftermath of Bolivia's disastrous defeat in that conflict, he became convinced that Bolivia needed profound structural changes and supported the progressive Military-Socialist ...
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