Enrique Peñaranda
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Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo was a Bolivian general who served as the 38th president of Bolivia from 1940 until his overthrow in 1943. He previously served as commander-in-chief of the country's arm
General Peñaranda with President Salamanca in the Chaco.
Commanders-in-chief of both armies meet at Merino Post, 18 July 1935
Portrait of Peñaranda as President by Zenón Sansuste, Palacio Quemado
Gualberto Villarroel assumed office as the 39th President of Bolivia on 20 December 1943, and his term was violently cut short by his death on 21 July 1946. A colonel during the Chaco War, Villarroel
Minister of Finance Víctor Paz Estenssoro, leader of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR)
Secretary-General Augusto Céspedes, a noted MNR diplomat and journalist
Foreign Minister Enrique Baldivieso served in the position twice prior