Bautista Saavedra

Bautista Saavedra Mallea (30 August 1870 in Sorata – 1 May 1939) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 29th President of Bolivia from 1921 to 1925. Prior to that, he was part of a governing junta from 1920 to 1921. Saavedra remained an influential political leader after that, but never returned to power, especially since his arch-rivals of the Partido Republicano Genuino finally gained power in 1930. He died while exiled in Chile on May 1, 1939. The Bautista Saavedra Province was named after this former president. Its capital is Charazani.

Bautista Saavedra

Bautista Saavedra Mallea (30 August 1870 in Sorata – 1 May 1939) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 29th President of Bolivia from 1921 to 1925. Prior to that, he was part of a governing junta from 1920 to 1921. Saavedra remained an influential political leader after that, but never returned to power, especially since his arch-rivals of the Partido Republicano Genuino finally gained power in 1930. He died while exiled in Chile on May 1, 1939. The Bautista Saavedra Province was named after this former president. Its capital is Charazani.