Word: villanueva
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...MANUEL STUART FITZ-JAMES. roth DUKE OF BERWICK, 27th DUQUE DE ALBA de Tonnes. Duque de Liria y Xerica, de Arjona, de Montoro y de Huescar, CONDE-DUQUE DE OLIVARES, MARQUES DEL CARPIO. Marques de Coria, de Eliche, de la Mota, de San Leonardo, de Sarria, de Taragona, de Villanueva del Rio. de Villanueva del Fresno, de Barcarrota y de la Algaba, 24th CONDE DE LEMOS, Conde de Lerin, de Monterrey, de Osorno, de Miranda del Castanar, de Andrade, de Fuentes de Valdepero, de Gelves, de Villalba, de San Esteban de Gormaz, de Fuentiduena, de Casarrubios del Monte, de Galve...
...first place, a man he had exiled to Chile early in September had the affrontery to return. This man was the eminent South American physician, Jose Gabino Villanueva, President-Elect of Bolivia, who, on the eve of inauguration, refused to do Saavedra's bidding and was therefore promptly declared unelected and, a week later, exiled. No one could guess what hopes had lured Senor Villanueva back to Bolivia, but it was certain that this time Saavedra, taking no chances, would send him under armed guard to an unhealthy part of the country...
...although President Saavedra thought he could rely on Villanueva, who had been his Minister of Education and Agriculture, he was mistaken. Instead of picking a Cabinet from the Saavedra faction, Villanueva decided to choose a coalition cabinet, three Liberals, three Republicans (Saavedrists...
...with foresight President Saavedra had assembled 6,000 troops at La Paz and he was able to "postpone" the inauguration of Villanueva (TIME, Sept. 7) while he cast about for means of ousting him. The means were found...
...Senor Villanueva had failed to resign as Minister of Education six months before the election took place. Manifestly he was ineligible for office. It happened that the Dictator's brother had not resigned as prefect of his department (Governor of a state-an appointive office). So he too had to be sacrificed...