Paz Estenssoro collection, 1941-1989.

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Paz Estenssoro collection, 1941-1989.

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Consists of materials dating from 1941-1989, relating to the political career of Victor Paz Estenssoro, former president of Bolivia. The materials were collected by Joseph Charles Holtey in the course of his research in Latin American history, and include over fifteen hours of taped interviews, correspondence, documents and source material as well as the resulting unpublished manuscript "A political biography of Victor Paz Estenssoro." Organized into four series: 1) Published speeches, pamphlets, colloquium; 2) Government documents; 3) Joseph C. Holtey materials; and 4) Holtey interviews with Paz Estenssoro and others.

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López Avila, J. Hugo.

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Paz Estenssoro, Víctor, 1907-2001

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Céspedes, Augusto.

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Holtey, Joseph Charles, 1943-

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Siles Zuazo, Hernán, 1914-

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Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (Bolivia)

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Founded in 1941 the MNR became the most important of Bolivia's populist political parties; backed by a group of young military reformers the MNR came to power by a coup d'état in 1943; Gualberto Villarroel became president; a counter-revolution in 1946 ended MNR rule; after years of suppression and the obstruction by the military of the electoral victory of the MNR in 1951, a successful revolt in 1952 brought the MNR again to power; Víctor Paz Estenssoro became president; in 1964 the MNR lost ...