Jose torres biography
Jose torres biography
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Juan José Torres
50th President of Bolivia
For the Spanish Olympic athlete, see Juan José Torres (athlete).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is González.
Juan José Torres González (5 March &#; 2 June ) was a Boliviansocialist politician and military leader who served as the 50th president of Bolivia from to , when he was ousted in a coup that resulted in the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer.[1][2] He was popularly known as "J.J." (Jota-Jota).
Juan José Torres was murdered in in Buenos Aires, in the frame of the United States-backed campaign Operation Condor.[3]
Early life
Torres was born in Cochabamba to a poor Aymara-Mestizo family[4] and joined the army in He served as military attache to Brazil from and as ambassador to Uruguay from to , when he was appointed Labor Minister.
He became the reform-minded Alfredo Ovando's right-hand man and commander-in-