Wálter Guevara
Wálter Guevara | |
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| 54th President of Bolivia | |
| In office 8 August 1979 – 1 November 1979 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | David Padilla |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Natusch |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 19 November 1979 – 17 July 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Leónidas Sánchez Arana |
| Succeeded by | Julio Garrett Ayllón |
| In office 2 August 1979 – 8 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Campero Trigo |
| Succeeded by | Leónidas Sánchez Arana |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office 4 August 1967 – 7 February 1968 | |
| President | René Barrientos |
| Preceded by | Alberto Crespo Gutiérrez |
| Succeeded by | Tomás Guillermo Elío Moldiz |
| In office 14 November 1959 – 10 June 1960 | |
| President | Hernán Siles Zuazo |
| Preceded by | Víctor Andrade Uzquiano |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Morales Guillén |
| In office 12 April 1952 – 23 January 1956 | |
| President | Víctor Paz Estenssoro |
| Preceded by | Tomás Antonio Suárez |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Barrau Peláez |
| Minister of Government, Justice, and Immigration | |
| In office 17 August 1958 – 12 November 1959 | |
| President | Hernán Siles Zuazo |
| Preceded by | Marcial Tamayo |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Morales Guillén |
| Secretary-General of the Junta | |
| In office 11 February 1944 – 5 April 1944 | |
| President | Gualberto Villarroel |
| Preceded by | Augusto Céspedes |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wálter Guevara Arze 11 March 1912 Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Died | 20 June 1996 (aged 84) La Paz, Bolivia |
| Political party | Authentic Revolutionary Party (1960–c. 1980) Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (1942–1960; 1989–1996) Independent Socialist (1938–1942) |
| Spouse(s) | Lola Anaya Rosa Elena Rodríguez Rivas |
| Parent(s) | Wálter Guevara Victoria Arze |
| Education | Higher University of San Andrés University of Chicago |
| Awards | Order of the Condor of the Andes Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
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Wálter Guevara Arze (March 11, 1912 in Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia – June 20, 1996 in La Paz, Bolivia) was a Bolivian statesman, cabinet minister, writer, and diplomat, who served as the 54th president of Bolivia on an interim basis in 1979.