Alfredo Ovando Candía

President of Bolivia

6 April 1918 Cobija, National Territory of Northwest Colonies, Bolivia

24 January 1982(1982-01-24) (63) La Paz, Bolivia

26 September 1969 – 6 October 1970

48th President of Bolivia In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ovando and the second or maternal family name is Candía. Alfredo Ovando Candía (6 April 1918 – 24 January 1982) was the Commander of the Bolivian Air Forces and ambassador who served as the 48th President of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively, first as co-president with René Barrientos from 1965 to 1966 and then as de facto president from 1969 to 1970.