Attempted assassination of René Barrientos event
also: shooting attempt on Bariantos' life, silver bullet affair, magic bullet
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René Barrientos Ortuñoperson · 4United Statescountry · 1Panama Canalplace · 1Víctor Paz Estenssoroperson · 1Federico Fortuneperson · 1
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A few days later, however, a scenario began to unfold which grabbed Bariantos from the edge of the abyss. On the evening of February 25th, there supposedly took place a shooting attempt on Bariantos' life. Some accounts have him near death.…
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that he was moved by military vehicle to the airport and then flown in a U.S. Air Force plane to an American hospital in the Panama Canal zone, which happened to be 2,000 miles away. No Bolivian doctor ever examined Barriantos. So what they…
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So after the coup, he just miraculously happens to come up on the short list of minister of economics and eventually gets appointed as a Bolivian ambassador to Washington, D.C. It's just magic the way that happens. The press coverage includ…
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U.S. Air Force silver wings that he just happened to always wear on his uniform. And let me just tell you, those silver wings ain't going to save your life. This became the quote-unquote silver bullet affair, as it was referred to in the fu…
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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, …