Enrique Finot (16 September 1891 – 23 December 1952) was a Bolivian historian writer, editor, and diplomat. He served as foreign minister under Colonel

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. He has been described as conservative.

Biography

He was born in

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, Bolivia, on 16 September 1890, son of the

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Juan Francisco Finot and the

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Olinfa Oliva. Enrique Finot received his education at Colegio Nacional Florida in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, before continuing his studies at the Escuela Normal de Maestros de Sucre, now known as the Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros Mariscal Sucre. In 1908 he qualified as a professor of drawing and cartography and dedicated himself to teaching for a few years, during which time he wrote ''Historia de la pedagogía boliviana''. He entered the diplomatic service in 1917, which took him to Peru, Argentina, the United States and Mexico.

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People from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Foreign ministers of Bolivia Bolivian male writers 1891 births 1952 deaths Bolivian diplomats {{Bolivia-politician-stub