History of Bolivia (1964–82) 1969–70) annulled the elections scheduled for 1970, dismissed the Congress, and appointed a cabinet that included independent reformist civilians who had opposed the policies of Barrientos. Ovando hoped to gain civilian and military support with a program of "revolutionary nationalism", which he had outlined in the "Revolutionary Mandate of the Armed Forces". Revolutionary nationalism reflected the heritage and rhetoric of the military reformist regimes of the past, as well as the spirit of the 1952 Revolution. It also showed the influence of the Peruvian government of General Juan Velasco Alvarado. Many Bolivian officers believed that the military had to intervene
Miguel Alemán Velasco Miguel Alemán Velasco Miguel Alemán Velasco (born March 18, 1932 in Veracruz) is a Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is a former senator and governor of Veracruz. Alemán Velasco is the son of former Mexican president Miguel Alemán Valdés (1946–52), the first candidate to run for the presidency from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, and Beatriz Velasco Mendoza. Alemán Velasco holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. On August 9, 2004 Alemán was honored by the Government of Panama with the Great Cross of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa. He sought his party's nomination for