Carlos Quintanilla

President of Bolivia

22 January 1888 Cochabamba, Bolivia

8 June 1964(1964-06-08) (76) Cochabamba, Bolivia

Interim

Bolivian general and 37th President of Bolivia In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintanilla and the second or maternal family name is Quiroga. Carlos Quintanilla37th President of BoliviaInterimIn office 23 August 1939 – 15 April 1940Vice President Vacant (1939) None (1939–1940)Preceded by Germán BuschSucceeded by Enrique PeñarandaAmbassador of Bolivia to the Holy SeeIn office 1940–1941PresidentEnrique PeñarandaPope Pius XIIPreceded by Gabriel GosálvezSucceeded by Eduardo Arze Quiroga (as chargé d'affaires) Personal detailsBornCarlos Quintanilla Quiroga (1888-01-22 ) 22 January 1888 Cochabamba, BoliviaDied8 June 1964(1964-06-08) (aged 76) Cochabamba, BoliviaSpouse(s)Lila Navajas TrigoParentsJenaro Quintanilla Carlota QuirogaEducationMilitary College of the ArmySignatureMilitary serviceAllegianceBoliviaBranch/serviceBolivian ArmyRankGeneralBattles/warsChaco War Battle of Boquerón Battle of Villamontes Carlos Quintanilla Quiroga (22 January 1888 – 8 June 1964) was a Bolivian general who served as the 37th President of Bolivia on a de facto interim basis from 1939 to 1940. Quintanilla saw action in the initial stages of the Chaco War (1932–1935) and managed to ascend the echelon of the Bolivian armed forces until he became commander of the army during the administration of Germán Busch. When President Busch committed suicide on 23 August 1939, Quintanilla declared himself Provisional President of the Republic. Though Quintanilla had ambitions of exercising a longer government, pressure from both the left and right-wings of the political spectrum forced him to call general elections on 10 March 1940. Despite his pledge to "continue the social and economic policy" of Busch, Quintanilla's short mandate was spent deconstructing the Military Socialist laws of his predecessors and ensuring that the conservative traditional parties of the pre-Chaco era returned to power.