Events in the year 1940 in Bolivia.
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Incumbents edit
- President: Carlos Quintanilla (Interim president) (until 15 April), Enrique Peñaranda (starting 15 April)[1]
Events edit
- 10 March – General elections are held. Enrique Peñaranda (I-CONC) wins by 85.99%[2]
- 15 April – Enrique Peñaranda is sworn in as the 38th President of Bolivia.[3]
- 26 July – Revolutionary Left Party (PIR) is founded in Oruro.[4]
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Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ Wise, Leonard F.; Hansen, Mark Hillary; Egan, E. W. (2005). Kings, Rulers, and Statesmen. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 42. ISBN 9781402725920.
- ^ "BOLIVIA RESTORES DEMOCRATIC RULE; Penaranda, Chaco War Hero, Is First to Take Presidency Since 1931 Without a Coup". The New York Times. 16 April 1940. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Bolivia: Ley de 14 de abril de 1940". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Schelchkov, Andrey A. (2017). UNA LEALTAD RECHAZADA: JOSÉ ANTONIO ARZE Y MOSCÚ. BOLIVIA, PRIMERA MITAD DEL SIGLO XX (PDF). Departamento de Historia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
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