# Bautista Saavedra

_President of Bolivia from 1921 to 1925_

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> Bautista Saavedra Mallea was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 29th President of Bolivia from 1921 to 1925. He obtained power through a coup d'état supported by the military and was able to withstand coup attempts by the military. Holding anti-indigenous views, he suppressed an indigenous protest in Jesús de Machaca, killing hundreds.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bautista Saavedra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bautista_Saavedra) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

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