Óscar Únzaga
Óscar Únzaga de la Vega (19 April 1916 – 19 April 1959) was a Bolivian political figure and rebel. Most significantly, he founded the Bolivian Socialist Falange (FSB) movement in 1937, and ran for President in the 1956 elections, when his party became the main opposition movement to the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR).
Óscar Únzaga | |
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| Leader of the Bolivian Socialist Falange | |
| In office 15 August 1945 – 19 April 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as general secretary) |
| Succeeded by | Mario Gutiérrez |
| General Secretary of the Bolivian Socialist Falange | |
| In office 15 August 1937 – 15 August 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as party leader) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Únzaga de la Vega 19 April 1916 Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Died | 19 April 1959 (aged 43) La Paz, Bolivia |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Political party | Bolivian Socialist Falange |
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| Falangism |
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 Yoke and arrows |
In 1959 Únzaga was one of fifty who died during an attempted coup by the FSB, with government forces reporting that he killed himself.[1] Supporters disputed the official version and stated that Únzaga had been assassinated. He is revered as a hero and martyr by some factions of well-to-do Bolivian political elites.
References
- Phil Gunson, Andrew Thompson & Greg Chamberlain, The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of South America, London: Routledge, 1990, pp. 38-39
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