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Jose Maria Acha
Jose Maria de Acha (1810-1868) was a military general and president of Bolivia (1861-64). He served in the battles of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and conspired against longtime dictator Manuel Belzu (1948-55). Later, he was appointed Minister of war in the cabinet of another dictator, Jose Maria Linares (1857-61). In that capacity, he led the 1861 coup d'etat that toppled Linares. Originally he governed as head of Junta, and then as sole leader of the revolutionary government.
At first, Acha was quite popular by virtue of having ended the hated Linares' tyrannical rule. He extended a political amnesty, and legitimized his ...
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