Description: (Politician)
Hugo Banzer Suárez was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the presidency twice, first as a military dictator from 1971 to 1978 and later as a democratically elected president from 1997 to 2001. Banzer came to power through a coup against socialist president Juan José Torres and was criticized for repressing various groups during his dictatorship. He extended presidential term limits during his time in office and faced challenges like the Cochabamba Water War before resigning in 2001 due to lung cancer.