# Hugo Banzer

_President of Bolivia (1971–1978; 1997–2001)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-08

> Hugo Banzer Suárez was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 as a military dictator, and then again from 1997 to 2001, as a democratically elected president.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hugo Banzer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Banzer) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Image: GralHugoBanzerSuarez.jpg by Ezarate (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GralHugoBanzerSuarez.jpg)

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"Hugo Banzer". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hugo-banzer. Retrieved 8 November 2026.