General Guido Vildoso Calderón (b. 1937) was a Bolivian military officer and de facto temporary President in 1982. The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Celso Torrelio Villa Born June 3, 1933, Died April 23, 1999 is a former general and de facto President of Bolivia between August of 1981 and August of 1982. ... Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914-1996) was a politician from Bolivia. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... La Paz, Bolivia Central La Paz Panoramic sight of the city of La Paz La Paz or Chuquiyapu (chuqui, gold, yapu, farm) is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. ...

Born in La Paz, Vildoso joined the Bolivian armed forces and took specialized courses in Brazil, Panama, and the United States. In the 1970s he served in the cabinet of military dictator General Hugo Banzer Suárez. Vildoso was second in command in the Bolivian Army when, in July 1982, he was entrusted by his peers with the task of extricating the military from power and returning the country to constitutional, democratic rule. His appointment followed the debacle of the highly unpopular 1980-82 dictatorships of generals Luis García Meza (1980-81) and Celso Torrelio (1981-82). La Paz, Bolivia Central La Paz Panoramic sight of the city of La Paz La Paz or Chuquiyapu (chuqui, gold, yapu, farm) is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. ... Hugo Banzer Suárez (May 10, 1926 – May 5, 2002) was a Bolivian soldier, politician and dictator. ... Luis García Meza Tejada (b. ... Celso Torrelio Villa Born June 3, 1933, Died April 23, 1999 is a former general and de facto President of Bolivia between August of 1981 and August of 1982. ...

Faced with a grave social, economic and fiscal crisis, Vildoso accelerated the re-democratization process. In essence, he and his fellow commanders had two options: to call new elections, or to reconvene the 1980 Congress and respect the results of that year's presidential contest. Choosing the latter in order to avoid further social unrest and quite possibly civil war, the 1980 Congress was recalled, which confirmed the election of Hernán Siles Zuazo as per the results of the 1980 elections. Nonetheless, Vildoso and his cabinet were loudly booed by the population present at the October 10, 1982, transfer of power to Siles. The Bolivian Congress did later acknowledge Vildoso for his two main accomplishments: restoring democracy to Bolivia with no bloodshed and developing the fundamentals of the economic plan, 21060, that was later used by Victor Paz Estenssoro to restore sound macroeconomic variables to the nation. Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914-1996) was a politician from Bolivia. ... Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1907 June 7, 2001) was a politician from Bolivia. ...

As for General Vildoso, he promptly retired from the military. To date, he is the last de facto ruler in his country.

References

• Prado Salmón, Gral. Gary. "Poder y Fuerzas Armadas, 1949-1982."