General elections were held in
Bolivia
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on 3 July 1966.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p133 of the
Front of the Bolivian Revolution (FRB) was elected President with 67% of the vote, whilst the FRB won a majority in both houses of Congress. James Dunkerley describes the election as not free and fair since a major segment of the opposition was excluded from participating.
Background
Following the
1964 elections
The following elections occurred in 1964.
Africa
* 1964 Cameroonian parliamentary election
* 1964 Central African Republic parliamentary election
* 1964 Central African Republic presidential election
* 1964 Dahomeyan general election
* 1964 Gabo ...
, Barrientos had led a military coup to remove
Víctor Paz Estenssoro from power. In May 1965, Juan Lechín Oquendo, a labor leader who was the head of the left faction of the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, was arrested and expelled from the country.
Campaign
Several alliances were formed for the elections:
[Nohlen, p139]
Results
See also
*
Bolivian National Congress, 1966–1969 The Bolivian National Congress 1966–1969 was elected on 3 July 1966.
Chamber of Deputies
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, Alberto Cabezas Usin
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, Potosí
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, Alberto Sánchez Rossel
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References
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Elections in Bolivia
Bolivia
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1966 in Bolivia
Presidential elections in Bolivia