Gualberto Villarroel

Gualberto Villarroel
39th President of Bolivia
In office
20 December 1943 – 21 July 1946
Provisional: 5 April 1944 – 6 August 1944
Junta: 20 December 1943 – 5 April 1944
Vice PresidentNone (1943–1945)[a]
Julián Montellano
(1945–1946)
Preceded byEnrique Peñaranda
Succeeded byNéstor Guillén
Personal details
Born
Gualberto Villarroel López

(1908-12-15)15 December 1908
Villa Rivero, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died21 July 1946(1946-07-21) (aged 37)
La Paz, Bolivia
Cause of deathLynch mob
Political partyRADEPA[b]
SpouseElena López
Children2
Parent(s)Enrique Casto Villarroel
María López
EducationMilitary College of the Army
Signature
Military service
AllegianceBolivia Bolivia
Branch/service Bolivian Army
Years of service1925–1935
RankColonel
UnitPérez Tercero Infantry Regiment
8th Ayacucho Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsChaco War
Awards Order of the Condor of the Andes
Order of Abdon Calderón

Gualberto Villarroel López (15 December 1908 – 21 July 1946) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 39th president of Bolivia from 1943 to 1946. A reformist, sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Perón, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies and his violent demise.
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