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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. |
| www.izquierda.hpg.ig.com.br /ditaduras/bolivia.htm (985 words) |