Juan del Granado
Juan Fernando del Granado Cosío (born 26 March 1953), often referred to as Juan Sin Miedo, is a Bolivian human rights lawyer and politician who served as mayor of La Paz from 2000 to 2004 and 2005 to 2010. A member of the Fearless Movement, of which he was leader, he previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from La Paz from 1993 to 1999.
Juan del Granado | |
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| Mayor of La Paz | |
| In office 13 January 2005 – 31 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Moscoso (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Luis Revilla |
| In office 6 February 2000 – 4 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Lupe Andrade |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Moscoso (acting) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from La Paz | |
| In office 2 August 1997 – 6 February 2000 | |
| Substitute | Wilfredo Calzada |
| Preceded by | Circumscription established |
| Succeeded by | Wilfredo Calzada |
| Constituency | Circumscription 10 (La Paz) |
| In office 2 August 1993 – 2 August 1997 | |
| Substitute | Antonio Meruva |
| Preceded by | Gonzalo Quiroga |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Fernando del Granado Cosío 26 March 1953 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Political party | Fearless Movement (1999–2014) |
| Other political affiliations | Revolutionary Left Movement (1971–1984) Revolutionary Left Movement – Mass Front (1984–1991) Free Bolivia Movement (1991–1999) |
| Spouse |
Marcela Revollo (m. 1989) |
| Alma mater | Higher University of San Andrés |
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del Granado gained notoriety for achieving in 1993 the first-ever successful prosecution of a Latin American dictator in the ordinary courts for crimes committed in office. Bolivia’s Supreme Court sentenced Gen. Luis García Meza Tejada, the "cocaine dictator," to 30 years in jail without parole or remission for murder, theft, fraud and subverting the constitution. Despite its brevity, Garcia Meza's rule became notorious for its links to the cocaine trade and its use of paramilitary squads run by fascist mercenaries from Italy, Germany, France, Chile and Argentina. At least 50 people died, over 20 disappeared and thousands were arrested, imprisoned and tortured before it fell to a coup by dissident officers in August 1981. The best-known of his foreign aides was the Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, who was extradited to France in 1983, where he died in jail. As a prosecutor, del Granado was demonstrably fearless in the pursuit of justice, and shrugged off continual death threats.
He is a relative of Bolivian poet Javier del Granado. His wife, Marcela Revollo, served as an MSM deputy in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly.