• Source: 1966 Bolivian general election

General elections were held in Bolivia on 3 July 1966. René Barrientos of the Front of the Bolivian Revolution (FRB) was elected president with 67% of the vote, whilst the FRB won a majority in both houses of Congress. James Dunkerley describes the election as not free and fair since a major segment of the opposition was excluded from participating.




Background


Following the 1964 elections, Barrientos had led a military coup to remove Víctor Paz Estenssoro from power. In May 1965, Juan Lechín Oquendo, a labor leader who was the head of the left faction of the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, was arrested and expelled from the country.




Campaign


Several alliances were formed for the elections:




Results






See also


Bolivian National Congress, 1966–1969




References

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• 1966 Bolivian general election
• 1979 Bolivian general election
• Bolivia
• Elections in Bolivia
• 1980 Bolivian general election
• List of elections in 1966
• Ñancahuazú Guerrilla
• History of Bolivia (1964–1982)
• Television in Bolivia
• President of Bolivia