Mamerto Urriolagoitía
Mamerto Urriolagoitia | |
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| 43rd President of Bolivia | |
| In office 24 October 1949 – 16 May 1951 Acting: 7 May 1949 – 24 October 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Hertzog |
| Succeeded by | Hugo Ballivián |
| 26th Vice President of Bolivia | |
| In office 10 March 1947 – 24 October 1949 | |
| President | Enrique Hertzog |
| Preceded by | Julián Montellano |
| Succeeded by | Hernán Siles Zuazo |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office 10 March 1947 – 14 May 1947 | |
| President | Enrique Hertzog |
| Preceded by | Aniceto Solares |
| Succeeded by | Luis Fernando Guachalla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague 5 December 1895 Sucre, Bolivia |
| Died | 4 June 1974 (aged 78) Sucre, Bolivia |
| Political party | Republican Socialist Unity (1946–1974) United Socialist (1936–1946) Republican (before 1936) |
| Spouse | Juana Hernandez Calvo |
| Parent(s) | Mamerto Urriolagoitía Corina Harriague |
| Education | University of Saint Francis Xavier |
| Awards | Order of the Condor of the Andes Order of Charles III Order of Isabella the Catholic |
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Mamerto Urriolagoitía Harriague (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈmeɾto wrjolaˈɣojtja aˈrjaɣe] ⓘ; 5 December 1895 – 4 June 1974) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who was the 43rd president of Bolivia, from 1949 to 1951. A member of the Republican Socialist Unity Party, he had previously been the 26th vice president of Bolivia, from 1947 to 1949, under President Enrique Hertzog. Urriolagoitía's short reign was characterized by the violent suppression of the opposition, especially unionists, and he is remembered for his inflexibility. He is considered the last constitutional president of the largely oligarchic social and political order that reigned in the country until the advent of the 1952 Bolivian National Revolution.