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Hugo Banzer
Hugo Banzer was a Bolivian general who ruled as dictator from 1971, when he seized power in a coup, until 1978. His regime, backed by business and the United States, banned parties and unions and persecuted opponents, while the economy grew on loans and commodity exports. He later founded the party ADN and was elected president in 1997, resigning through illness in 2001.
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