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Federico Fortune person

also: F-O-R-T-U-N

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Víctor Paz Estenssoroperson · 3René Barrientos Ortuñoperson · 3Movement for National Revolutionorganization · 1Attempted assassination of René Barrientosevent · 1

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Operation Gladio - Bolivia 1964-1975
▶ 30:27 that the role played by the CIA and the Pentagon in obtaining that office for Bariatos was important. So you have the MNR's convention in January 1964. Paz sidestepped Bariatos, who had made his candidacy known and chose a civilian by the n…
Operation Gladio - Bolivia 1964-1975
▶ 30:53 Fortune, F-O-R-T-U-N, to be his running mate. Barrientos proved to be a bad loser. He declared publicly that the nomination was a mistake and continued politicking, finally compelling the president to ask for his resignation as chief of the…
Operation Gladio - Bolivia 1964-1975
▶ 35:04 Ten days later, after the mysterious incident, the president dumped Fortune, replaced him with Bariantos, and went on to his re-election. Bariantos himself later conceded that without the silver bullet, or magic bullet as others dubbed it, …