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Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas

Born in La Paz, Luis Adolfo Siles was the son of former president Hernando Siles Reyes (1926–1930) and half-brother of another famous Bolivian politician and two-time president, Hernán Siles Zuazo (1956–1960 and 1982–1985).

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Siles became President when Barrientos was killed in a helicopter crash near Arque, Cochabamba, on April 27, 1969.

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Respected for his steadfast stance in defense of democratic principles, he died on October 19, 2005 in La Paz.

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Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (June 21, 1925, La Paz, Bolivia – October 19, 2005, La Paz) was the Constitutional President of Bolivia for a period of five months between April and September 1969.

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