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General elections were held in Bolivia on 3 July 1966. René Barrientos of the Front of the Bolivian Revolution (FRB) was elected President with 67% of the vote, whilst the FRB won a majority in both houses of Congress.
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Background
Following the 1964 elections, Barrientos had led a military coup to remove Víctor Paz Estenssoro from power.
Campaign
Several alliances were formed for the elections:
References
Bolivian general election, 1966 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA