Juan José Torres

President of Bolivia

5 March 1920 Cochabamba, Bolivia

2 June 1976(1976-06-02) (56) San Andrés de Giles, Buenos Aires, Argentina

7 October 1970 – 21 August 1971

50th President of Bolivia For the Spanish Olympic athlete, see Juan José Torres (athlete). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Siles and the second or maternal family name is Salinas. Juan José Torres González (5 March 1920 – 2 June 1976) was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader who served as the 50th President of Bolivia from 1970 to 1971, when he was ousted in a US-supported coup that resulted in the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer. He was popularly known as "J.J." (Jota-Jota). Juan José Torres was murdered in 1976 in Buenos Aires, in the frame of the United States-backed campaign Operation Condor.