The following is a list of events in the year 1964 in Bolivia. Incumbents President: Víctor Paz Estenssoro (until 4 November) President of the Military Government Junta: Alfredo Ovando Candía (5 November) René Barrientos (starting 5 November) Vice President: Juan Lechín (until 6 August) René Barrientos (6 August – 4 November) Vacant (starting 4 November) Ongoing events Bolivian National Revolution (1952–1964) Events 31 May – General elections are held. President Paz Estenssoro is reelected two a second consecutive and third overall term. 6 August – Paz Estenssoro and Barrientos are sworn in as president and vice president, respectively. 4 November – President Paz Estenssoro is ousted in a coup d'état led by Vice President Barrientos and General Ovando Candía. 5 November – Both Barrientos and Ovando Candía are sworn in as co-chairmen of junta, but the latter is forced to resign an hour later. Births 12 December – Elizabeth Salguero, diplomat, journalist, politician, and women's rights activist. Deaths 8 June – Carlos Quintanilla, 76, 37th president of Bolivia (b. 1888) References Footnotes
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