The general tries again
THE last time General Hugo Banzer ran Bolivia he was its dictator, crushing dissent by sending many to jail, or worse, and pushing many more into the safety of exile. Now, nearly two decades after he was toppled by a coup, he is trying—for the fifth time—to return to office via the ballot box.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The general tries again”
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