1959 in Bolivia

← 1958 1957 1956 1959 in Bolivia → 1960 1961 1962
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1959 History of Bolivia  • Years

Events in the year 1959 in Bolivia.

Incumbents

• President: Hernán Siles Zuazo (MNR)
• Vice President: Vacant

Ongoing events

• Bolivian National Revolution (1952–1964)

Events

• 19 April – An attempted coup d'état led by the Bolivian Socialist Falange (FSB) fails to depose President Siles Zuazo and ends in the suicide of the FSB's leader.[1]

Births

• 5 June – Betty Tejada, president of the Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2014.[2]

Deaths

• 19 April – Óscar Únzaga, 43, leader of the Bolivian Socialist Falange (b. 1916)[1]

References

1. Ascarrunz, Eduardo (17 April 2019). "Golpe, magnicidio frustrado, genocidio y suicidio de Óscar Únzaga de la Vega". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
2. "Betty Tejada Soruco en las Redes Sociales". EABolivia (in Spanish). La Paz. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.