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Gualberto Villarroel
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Gualberto Villarroel

Birth
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Death
21 Jul 1946 (aged 37)
La Paz, Provincia Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia
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President of Bolivia. Gualberto Villarroel López was the head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943 to July 21, 1946. A reformist, sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Perón, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies and for his violent demise on July 21, 1946. Villarroel was buried in the Cementerio General de Cochabamba. A cenotaph in his honor along with Germán Busch and two urns with the remains of Juan José Torres and Juan Lechín Oquendo, are exhibited in the Monumento a la Revolución.
President of Bolivia. Gualberto Villarroel López was the head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943 to July 21, 1946. A reformist, sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Perón, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies and for his violent demise on July 21, 1946. Villarroel was buried in the Cementerio General de Cochabamba. A cenotaph in his honor along with Germán Busch and two urns with the remains of Juan José Torres and Juan Lechín Oquendo, are exhibited in the Monumento a la Revolución.

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  • Originally Created by: Ola K Ase
  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217546781/gualberto-villarroel: accessed ), memorial page for Gualberto Villarroel (15 Dec 1908–21 Jul 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217546781, citing Monumento a la Revolución Nacional, La Paz, Provincia Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia; Maintained by Find a Grave.