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|fullname = Hugo Banzer Suárez | |fullname = Hugo Banzer Suárez | ||
|alias = N/A | |alias = N/A | ||
|origin = Bolivia | |origin = Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
|occupation = Dictator of Bolivia (1971-1978)<br> | |occupation = Dictator of Bolivia (1971-1978)<br> | ||
President of Bolivia (1997-2001) | President of Bolivia (1997-2001) | ||
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|goals = Rule as a dictator (1971-1978)<br> | |goals = Rule as a dictator (1971-1978)<br> | ||
Rule democratically (1997-2001) | Rule democratically (1997-2001) | ||
|crimes = Political corruption | |crimes = Political corruption<br>Oppression<br>Human rights abuses<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Kidnapping | ||
|hobby = N/A}} | |hobby = N/A}}'''Hugo Banzer''' (May 10, 1926 – May 5, 2002) was a Bolivian general and politician, twice serving as President of Bolivia, the first time from 1971 to 1978, and again from 1997 to 2001. | ||
'''Hugo Banzer''' (May 10, 1926 – May 5, 2002) was a Bolivian general and politician, twice serving as President of Bolivia, the first time from 1971 to 1978, and again from 1997 to 2001. | |||
Banzer first seized power in a military coup against the incumbent leftist president, Juan José Torres, in 1971, with assistance from [[Richard Nixon]], the then-President of the United States who helped set up several right-wing military regimes in South America during this time period through [[Operation Condor]]. He would spend the next seven years ruling Bolivia as a military dictator. | Banzer first seized power in a military coup against the incumbent leftist president, Juan José Torres, in 1971, with assistance from [[Richard Nixon]], the then-President of the United States who helped set up several right-wing military regimes in South America during this time period through [[Operation Condor]]. He would spend the next seven years ruling Bolivia as a military dictator. | ||
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[[Category:Remorseful]] | [[Category:Remorseful]] | ||
[[Category:Grey Zone]] | [[Category:Grey Zone]] | ||
[[Category:Honorable Villains]] | [[Category:Honorable Villains]] | ||
[[Category:War Criminal]] |