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Luis García Meza Tejada

Luis García Meza Tejada

1929–2018

Nationality
Bolivia
Occupation
politician

Luis Arturo García Meza Tejada (8 August 1929 – 29 April 2018) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 57th president of Bolivia from 1980 to 1981.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Chonchocoro Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Luis Arturo García Meza Tejada (8 August 1929 – 29 April 2018) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 57th president of Bolivia from 1980 to 1981. He was a dictator convicted of human rights violations and leader of a violent coup. A native of La Paz, he was a career military officer who rose to the rank of general during the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer (1971–78).

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