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Juan José Torres

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Juan José Torres

Birth
Cochabamba, Provincia Cercado, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Death
2 Jun 1976 (aged 56)
San Andrés de Giles, Partido de San Andrés de Giles, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Burial
La Paz, Provincia Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia Add to Map
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President of Bolivia. Juan José Torres González was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader. He served as President of Bolivia from October 7, 1970 to August 21, 1971, when he was ousted in a US-supported coup that resulted in the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer. He was popularly known as "J.J." Juan José Torres was murdered in 1976 in Buenos Aires, in the frame of the United States-backed campaign Operation Condor.
President of Bolivia. Juan José Torres González was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader. He served as President of Bolivia from October 7, 1970 to August 21, 1971, when he was ousted in a US-supported coup that resulted in the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer. He was popularly known as "J.J." Juan José Torres was murdered in 1976 in Buenos Aires, in the frame of the United States-backed campaign Operation Condor.

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  • Originally Created by: Rolo
  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27589631/juan_jos%C3%A9-torres: accessed ), memorial page for Juan José Torres (5 Mar 1920–2 Jun 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27589631, citing Monumento a la Revolución Nacional, La Paz, Provincia Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia; Maintained by Find a Grave.