Cabinet of Gualberto Villarroel
Villarroel cabinet | |
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108th–111th Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia | |
| 1943–1946 | |
| Date formed | 20 December 1943 |
| Date dissolved | 21 July 1946 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Gualberto Villarroel |
| Vice President | None (1943–1945) Julián Montellano |
| No. of ministers | 9 (on 21 July 1946) |
| Total no. of members | 20 (including former members) |
| Member parties | Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) Independent Socialist Party (PSI) |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 1944–1946 |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Enrique Peñaranda |
| Successor | Cabinet of Néstor Guillén (interim) |
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Gualberto Villarroel assumed office as the 39th President of Bolivia on 20 December 1943, and his term was violently cut short by his death on 21 July 1946. A colonel during the Chaco War, Villarroel and the Reason for the Fatherland (RADEPA) military lodge joined the fledgling Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) to overthrow President Enrique Peñaranda in a coup d'état.
Villarroel formed four cabinets during his 31-month presidency, constituting the 108th to 111th national cabinets of Bolivia. A fifth cabinet was announced on 20 July 1946 but the events of 21 July which resulted in the deposition of the government halted that cabinet from entering office.