Eliodoro Villazón
Eliodoro Villazón Montaño (22 January 1848 in Sacaba – 12 September 1939) was a member of the Liberal party and President of Bolivia, between 1909 and 1913.
Eliodoro Villazón Montaño | |
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President of Bolivia | |
In office 12 August 1909 – 14 August 1913 | |
Vice President | Macario Pinilla Vargas (1909-1913) Juan Misael Saracho (1909-1913) |
Preceded by | Ismael Montes |
Succeeded by | Ismael Montes |
Vice President of Bolivia | |
In office 14 August 1904 – 12 August 1909 Serving with Valentín Abecia Ayllón | |
President | Ismael Montes |
Preceded by | Lucio Pérez Velasco Aníbal Capriles Cabrera |
Succeeded by | Macario Pinilla Vargas Juan Misael Saracho |
Foreign Minister of Bolivia | |
In office 1900–1900 | |
President | José Manuel Pando |
Preceded by | Fernando Eloy Guachalla |
Succeeded by | Demetrio Calvimonte |
In office 1902–1903 | |
President | José Manuel Pando |
Preceded by | Federico Díez de Medina |
Succeeded by | Claudio Pinilla |
Personal details | |
Born | Eliodoro Villazón Montaño 22 January 1848 Sacaba, Bolivia |
Died | 12 September 1939 91) Cochabamba, Bolivia | (aged
Nationality | Bolivian |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse(s) | Enriqueta Torrico Gonzales |
Occupation |
Biography
A native of Sacaba, Cochabamba Department, he was a lawyer by trade but early in his life entered politics and held a number of offices through various administrations. As a Liberal, he was Minister of Foreign Relations under José Manuel Pando (1899–1904) and Vice-President to Ismael Montes (1904–1909).
Elected President in 1909, he benefited from the lingering popularity of, and good will to, the successful first Montes administration. Villazón was a measured, competent man and his term was relatively calm and prosperous, at least from the optic of the propertied elites that participated in national life in accordance to the prevailing, largely oligarchic, order. In 1912, his administration accrued a budgetary surplus. High-capacity mining exports and a rubber boom in the remote northern lowlands fed the economic apogee, which would later prove to be short-lived.
In 1913, Ismael Montes decided to again run for president and, having won the elections, received the presidential sash from the same man to whom he had turned it over in 1909, Eliodoro Villazón. The now former-president was named Bolivian ambassador to various countries after leaving office, and died in Cochabamba on September 12, 1939, at age 91.
Sources
- Mesa José de; Gisbert, Teresa; and Carlos D. Mesa, "Historia De Bolivia", 3rd edition. pp. 505–509.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Fernando Eloy Guachalla |
Foreign Minister of Bolivia 1900 |
Succeeded by Demetrio Calvimonte |
Preceded by Federico Díez de Medina |
Foreign Minister of Bolivia 1902–1903 |
Succeeded by Claudio Pinilla |
Preceded by Lucio Pérez Velasco Aníbal Capriles Cabrera |
Vice President of Bolivia 1904–1909 Served alongside: Valentín Abecia Ayllón |
Succeeded by Macario Pinilla Vargas Juan Misael Saracho |
Preceded by Ismael Montes |
President of Bolivia 1909–1913 |
Succeeded by Ismael Montes |
Records | ||
Preceded by Lizardo García |
Oldest living state leader 29 May 1937 - 12 September 1939 |
Succeeded by Alejandro Deustua |