Identity
Current Charges
- Military coup and dictatorship.
- Suppression of political opposition.
- Censorship and exile of critics.
- Human-rights abuse allegations.
Full Bio
Hugo Banzer was a Bolivian military officer who seized power in a 1971 coup and ruled as a military dictator until 1978. His regime was associated with repression of political opponents, censorship, exile, and human-rights abuses.