President René Barrientos Ortuño
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President René Barrientos Ortuño was a Bolivian military officer and politician who ruled Bolivia in the 1960s, known for his anti-communist stance and for leading the government that confronted and ultimately defeated Che Guevara’s guerrilla movement in Bolivia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President René Barrientos Ortuño canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Bolivia
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| cameToPowerThrough |
election
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military coup ⓘ |
| conflict | Bolivian campaign against Che Guevara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | South America ⓘ |
| countryLed | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName |
Barrientos
NERFINISHED
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Ortuño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | René NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeLed | military-backed government ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Bolivian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementOpposed | Che Guevara’s guerrilla movement in Bolivia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | confrontation with Che Guevara’s insurgency in Bolivia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Bolivia during the Cold War era
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leading the Bolivian government against Che Guevara’s guerrilla movement ⓘ participation in Bolivian military coups of the 1960s ⓘ role in the capture and execution of Che Guevara ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| officeContested | Presidency of Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Che Guevara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Cuban-style guerrilla movements
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Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
alignment with United States anti-communist strategy in Latin America
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close cooperation with the Bolivian military ⓘ repression of leftist and communist movements ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | right-wing ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Bolivian Air Force
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President of Bolivia ⓘ Vice President of Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Bolivia
NERFINISHED
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Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | head of state during Che Guevara’s Bolivian campaign ⓘ |
| securityPolicy | counterinsurgency operations against rural guerrillas ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Bolivian armed forces
NERFINISHED
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Bolivian politics ⓘ |
| stateHeadOf | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Bolivian armed forces
NERFINISHED
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conservative sectors in Bolivia ⓘ |
| timePeriodInPower | 1960s ⓘ |
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