Carlos Quintanilla Quiroga ( Spanish: Carlos Quintanilla Quiroga ; January 22, 1888 , Cochabamba - June 8, 1964 , Cochabamba ) - Bolivian military and political leader, de facto president of the country from August 1939 to April 1940.
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| Predecessor | Herman Bush | ||||||
| Successor | Enrique Peñaranda | ||||||
| Birth | January 22, 1888 Cochabamba , Bolivia | ||||||
| Death | June 8, 1964 (aged 76) Cochabamba | ||||||
| Profession | military | ||||||
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Kintanilla participated in the hostilities during the Chak war of 1932-1935, rose up the career ladder to the post of army commander during the reign of Herman Bush . When the latter committed suicide (historians still argue about this fact) on August 23, 1939, the Bolivian military command instructed Quintanilla to head the government and organize the elections.
Kintanilla, like many of his comrades in arms, was tired of the regime of “socialist militarism” created by Toro Ruilova and Herman Bush. He wanted oligarchic circles to return to power, which could provide the country with relative stability.
To ensure the victory of the elections, Enrique Peñaranda , the Quintanilla government sent into exile many active leaders and opposition figures, among whom was Bernardino Bilbao, who was too popular at that moment.
Peñaranda won the 1940 election. Quintanilla left the presidential palace and went to Rome, taking the post of ambassador to the Vatican. Quintanilla died in his native Cochabamba on June 8, 1964, at the age of 76.