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German Bolivians are Bolivians of full, partial, or predominantly German descent, or German-born people residing in Bolivia.




Waves of immigration


German immigrants began to arrive in Bolivia in the 18th century, and many more arrived in the 19th century. During World War II, Bolivia ceased diplomatic relations with Germany and expelled many Germans. Many German Jews immigrated to Bolivia during the war. Inti SA, Bolivia's largest pharmaceutical company, was founded by German immigrant Ernesto W. N. Schilling Huhn.
A substantial and growing part of the Germanic population in Bolivia are Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites from Russia, who are of Dutch and Prussian descent. These Mennonites started to immigrate in the 1950s, with large waves of immigrants in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly from Mexico and Paraguay. In 2012 there were 23,818 church members in congregations of these Mennonites, indicating a total population of about 70,000. The total population of German Mennonites in Bolivia was estimated at 60,000 by Lisa Wiltse in 2010. See also: Mennonites in Bolivia.




Education


German schools:

Deutsche Schule La Paz
Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz
Historic German schools:

Deutsche Schule Oruro
Deutsche Schule Sucre




Notable German Bolivians


Ronald Rivero Kuhn, footballer
Hugo Banzer, military officer, twice President
Germán Busch, military officer and President
Luciano Durán Böger, writer and poet
Enrique Hertzog, physician and President
Pato Hoffmann, actor and theater director
Noel Kempff, biologist and environmentalist
Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon, classical guitarist and composer
Alberto Natusch, military officer and dictator
Erwin Sánchez Freking, footballer
Achim von Kries, German military officer
Blanca Wiethüchter, writer and poet
Jorge Wilstermann, aviator
Lidia Gueiler Tejada, politician (the first female President of Bolivia, and the second woman in the Americas to ever become chief of state).
Luis Gamarra Mayser, singer and songwriter
Rodrigo Mendoza Heinrich, American War Hero
Pedro Kramer, Historian and diplomat




See also


Bolivia–Germany relations
Immigration to Bolivia
Mennonites in Bolivia
History of the Jews in Bolivia




References

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• German Bolivians
• White Bolivians
• Bolivians
• Bolivia
• Bolivia–Germany relations
• Bolivian Americans
• Foreign relations of Germany
• Bolivian cuisine
• Bolivians in Brazil
• German diaspora