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Hernando Siles Reyes

Hernando Siles Reyes was the 31st President of Bolivia, serving from 1926-1930.

Founder of the Nationalist Party, he soon gravitated toward the Saavedrista faction of the Republican Party, which had come to power in 1920. Chosen by President Saavedra to be his successor in 1926, Siles ran on a ticket that included the latter's brother, Abdon Saavedra, as his Vice-Presidential running mate. This formula won the elections, and Siles Reyes was sworn in August, 1926. Soon, he came to be regarded as one of the most charismatic Bolivian politicians since Sucre, especially when he broke openly with the domineering ex-President ...

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