Gualberto Villarroel

Gualberto Villarroel
39th President of Bolivia
In office 20 December 1943 – 21 July 1946 Provisional: 5 April 1944 – 6 August 1944 Junta: 20 December 1943 – 5 April 1944
Vice President	None (1943–1945)[a] Julián Montellano (1945–1946)
Preceded by	Enrique Peñaranda
Succeeded by	Néstor Guillén
Personal details
Born	Gualberto Villarroel López (1908-12-15)15 December 1908 Villa Rivero, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died	21 July 1946(1946-07-21) (aged 37) La Paz, Bolivia
Cause of death	Lynch mob
Political party	RADEPA[b]
Spouse	Elena López
Children	2
Parent(s)	Enrique Casto Villarroel María López
Education	Military College of the Army
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Bolivia
Branch/service	Bolivian Army
Years of service	1925–1935
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Pérez Tercero Infantry Regiment 8th Ayacucho Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	Chaco War
Awards	Order of the Condor of the Andes Order of Abdon Calderón

Gualberto Villarroel López (15 December 1908 – 21 July 1946) was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 39th president of Bolivia from 1943 to 1946. A reformist, sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Perón, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies and his violent demise on 21 July 1946.
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