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  spoiler number 3
Ovando’s long-held nationalist sentiments came to the fore.
Slowly but surely, the president drifted to the right; amongst other indications: several anti-US student demonstrations were firmly put down by the police, nothing more was heard about Cuba, and Ovando removed General Juan Jose Torres as commander of the armed forces, a man highly regarded by most of the Bolivian left.
By September, matters had progressed to the point that State Department officials were publicly expressing concern that a deepening split between the Ovando government and its former leftist allies was on the brink of open showdown and might result in a “communist” government.
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  Military Regime in Bolivia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Barrientos insisted that his assumption of power was not a counterrevolutionary move and promised to restore the revolution to its "true path," from which the MNR had deviated during its twelve-year rule.
Ovando (copresident, May 1965-January 1966, and president, January-August 1966 and 1969-70) annulled the elections scheduled for 1970, dismissed the Congress, and appointed a cabinet that included independent reformist civilians who had opposed the policies of Barrientos.
Ovando send troops to the massacre of miners in Catavi in 1967 had radicalized the workers, who now refused to cooperate with the military government.
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 Candia Hotel
The Siege of Candia (Heraklion, Crete) (1648-1669) was possibly the longest siege in history.
They landed at Candia with the loot, which included part of the Sultan's harem, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918 - 1982) was a Bolivian dictator, general and political figure.
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