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Hugo Banzer

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The Resume

    (May 10, 1926-May 5, 2002)
    Born in Concepción, Bolivia
    Minister of Education (1964-1966)
    Military attaché in Washington on Bolivia’s behalf (1967-1969)
    President of Bolivia (August 21, 1971-July 21, 1978, August 6, 1997-August 7, 2001)
    Nicknamed ‘El Petiso’ (the short one)
    Died in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Why he might be annoying:

    His last name is ‘Panzer’ with the ‘P’ replaced with a ‘B’.
    He severely clamped down on all opposition in Bolivia during his first tenure, sparking protests among the clergy, students, peasants, and laborers.
    His first tenure, known as the Banzerato, was marked by the murders, arrests, and tortures of thousands of political opponents inside ‘horror chambers’, including the basement of the Ministry of the Interior.
    He closed Bolivia’s universities.
    He was accused of not doing much to help Bolivia’s Native American population.
    He was involved in Operation Condor, which involved extraditing political opponents to their respective countries.
    He got embroiled in the Water Wars that struck Cochabamba when its water works were privatized (2000).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an anti-communist.
    He was trained at Fort Hood and Armored Cavalry School.
    He oversaw economic growth in Bolivia during his first tenure as president.
    He was ousted in a coup (July 21, 1978).
    He had made the successful transition from a military ruler into a civilian one.
    Ironically, he brought democracy to Bolivia.
    He sought to end coca production in Bolivia.
    He was five days shy of his seventy-sixth birthday when he died.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 97 Votes: 54.64% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 65.00% Annoying