Cabinet of Gualberto Villarroel
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 and the Reason for the Fatherland (RADEPA) military lodge joined the fledgling Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) to overthrow President Enrique Peñaranda in a coup d'état.
Villarroel cabinet | |
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108th–111th Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia | |
| 1943–1946 | |
| Date formed | 20 December 1943 |
| Date dissolved | 21 July 1946 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Gualberto Villarroel |
| Vice President | None (1943–1945) Julián Montellano |
| No. of ministers | 9 (on 21 July 1946) |
| Total no. of members | 20 (including former members) |
| Member parties | Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) Independent Socialist Party (PSI) |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1944–1946 |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Enrique Peñaranda |
| Successor | Cabinet of Néstor Guillén (interim) |
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Villarroel formed four cabinets during his 31-month presidency, constituting the 108th to 111th national cabinets of Bolivia. A fifth cabinet was announced on 20 July 1946 but the events of 21 July which resulted in the deposition of the government halted that cabinet from entering office.
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