Alfredo Ovando Candía person
also: Alfredo Ovando Candia, Ovando
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Alfredo Ovando Candía removed_from_power
Juan José Torres documented
“But then it seems someone got to Ovando with an offer he couldn't refuse. Slowly but surely, the president drifted towards the CIA. Amongst other indications, several anti-U.S. student demonstrations were firmly put down by the police. Noth…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Bolivia 1964-1975 @ 1:02:00
CIA targeted_for_regime_change
Alfredo Ovando Candía book_quoted
“organization, reporting that the U.S. was planning to bring down the Ovando government through economic strangulation, the economic warfare. Then, two days later, the government alerted the public about a conspiracy, quote, that was being o…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Bolivia 1964-1975 @ 1:00:38
Mentions (9)
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Following the death of Rene Barriantos in the helicopter crash, Bolivia's statesmen soon reverted to their normal machinations, beginning with the vice president who succeeded Barriantos lasted five months before being ousted by another gen…
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And in his first month, he nationalized Gulf Oil Corporation. And the prevailing attitude.…
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First step, cut off aid. Washington has not been impressed by Bolivia's offer to compensate golf for the property, which is valued at $140 million, about 50% more than Bolivia's annual budget. Two Bolivian cabinet members interviewed this w…
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organization, reporting that the U.S. was planning to bring down the Ovando government through economic strangulation, the economic warfare. Then, two days later, the government alerted the public about a conspiracy, quote, that was being o…
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Ovando, who had walked the corridors of the Bolivian power structure for many years, it was him who actually presented Paz with the choice of going to the cemetery or the airport. How ironic. He was no stranger to the CIA intrigue in his co…
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The government made it a point to announce the ordinary, that it had uncovered a CIA office in La Paz with radio transmission and bugging equipment. The same month, Ovando also advocated a reproachment with Cuba, and it looked like he and t…
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But then it seems someone got to Ovando with an offer he couldn't refuse. Slowly but surely, the president drifted towards the CIA. Amongst other indications, several anti-U.S. student demonstrations were firmly put down by the police. Noth…
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by the Bolivian people. By September, matters had progressed to the point where State Department was publicly expressing a deepened split over the Ovando government and its former allies. So of course, then the word communist starts getting…
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Whatever label, there was indeed a fresh political conflict in Bolivia. Two weeks later, it erupted into a military revolt. General Ovando was out and General Torres was in. Ovando had lasted one year. Juan Jose Torres, 10 months in office,…