Word: saavedras
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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During the past fortnight, Juan Bautista Saavedra, Tyrant of Bolivia, was forced to move faster than he chose. Things were slipping...
...first place, a man he had exiled to Chile early in September had the affrontery to return. This man was the eminent South American physician, Jose Gabino Villanueva, President-Elect of Bolivia, who, on the eve of inauguration, refused to do Saavedra's bidding and was therefore promptly declared unelected and, a week later, exiled. No one could guess what hopes had lured Senor Villanueva back to Bolivia, but it was certain that this time Saavedra, taking no chances, would send him under armed guard to an unhealthy part of the country...
...although President Saavedra thought he could rely on Villanueva, who had been his Minister of Education and Agriculture, he was mistaken. Instead of picking a Cabinet from the Saavedra faction, Villanueva decided to choose a coalition cabinet, three Liberals, three Republicans (Saavedrists...
...with foresight President Saavedra had assembled 6,000 troops at La Paz and he was able to "postpone" the inauguration of Villanueva (TIME, Sept. 7) while he cast about for means of ousting him. The means were found...
President Saavedra is to turn over the Government to President of the Senate, Felipe Guzman (a member of his faction), who will call a special election in December. The President then elected is to take office Jan. 10. Meanwhile Senor Saavedra continues to rule Bolivia in fact, if not in name...