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He also briefly served as interim president in April 1952, and as the 27th vice president of Bolivia from 1952 to 1956.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"21 March 1914","date":"1914-03-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"La Paz","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1491"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 August 1996","date":"1996-08-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Montevideo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Bolivia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q750"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Revolutionary Nationalist Movement","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1536051"},{"text":"Leftwing Revolutionary Nationalist Movement","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17075676"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president of Bolivia (10 October 1982 – 6 August 1985)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373548","start":"1982-10-10","end":"1985-08-06"},{"text":"president of Bolivia (6 August 1956 – 6 August 1960)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373548","start":"1956-08-06","end":"1960-08-06"},{"text":"Vice President of Bolivia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7925039"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Officer of the Order of the Condor of the Andes","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25710384"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17365974","date":"1964"},{"text":"Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10905105"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Siles_Zuazo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471313"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Hernán Siles Zuazo born?","a":"Hernán Siles Zuazo was born on 21 March 1914 in La Paz."},{"q":"What positions has Hernán Siles Zuazo held?","a":"Positions held by Hernán Siles Zuazo include: president of Bolivia (1982–1985); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Hernán Siles Zuazo, Presidente da Bolívia..tif — Unknown Unknown, Public domain.","cite":"\"Hernán Siles Zuazo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hernan-siles-zuazo. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/hernan-siles-zuazo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/hernan-siles-zuazo","ne":null}}