Lidia Gueiler Tejada

Lidia Gueiler Tejada ( born August 28, 1921 in Cochabamba; † 9 May, 2011 La Paz ) was the first and only female president of Bolivia. Lidia Gueiler was an interim solution for the presidency and led it on 16 November 1979 to 17 July 1980.

Biography

Lidia Gueiler Tejada was born in Cochabamba and studied to become an accountant. In the 1940s, she became a member of the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario. In elections in 1952, the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario came to power and Lidia Gueiler Tejada was from 1956 to 1964 Member of the Bolivian Parliament. In 1964, she fled to a foreign country, as the military, the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario crashed. She spent fifteen years abroad and the Partido Revolucionario de la Izquierda Nacionalista joined ( the revolutionary party of the Left nationalists ) to. After she returned to Bolivia in 1979, they turned again successfully as deputies for election and became president of the Chamber of Deputies. 1979 President Walter Guevara Arze was replaced by a military coup by General Alberto Natusch bush. Then rebelled population and struggled with a national strike. Natusch Busch did not last in office, and it was agreed to use Lidia Gueiler Tejada as provisional president. She reigned from 16 November 1979 to 17 July 1980.

Gueiler Tejada is related with actress Raquel Welch.