Hugo Banzer Suárez (born 1926), Bolivian president from 1971 to 1979, presided over the nation's largest economic boom. He remained politically active as head of the ADN party, and succeeded in winning the presidential election to reclaim power...

(born May 10, 1926, Concepción, Bolivia—died May 5, 2002, Santa Cruz) soldier and politician who was president of Bolivia from 1971 to 1978 and from 1997 to 2001. Bánzer was educated at the Bolivian Army Military College and in two...

(born July 10, 1926, Santa Cruz, Bol.—died May 5, 2002, Santa Cruz) Soldier and president of Bolivia (1971–78, 1997–2001). After an education in Bolivian and U.S. Army training schools, Bánzer served in various government...

Hugo Banzer Suárez (May 10, 1926 – May 5, 2002) was a conservative politician, military general, and President of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from August 22, 1971 to July 21, 1978, as a military ruler; and then again from...

Hugo Banzer, 75, the former dictator of Bolivia who later won the nation's top office at the ballot box, died May 5 at his home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, after a heart attack. He had cancer. He had resigned the presidency in one...

Hugo Banzer, 75, the former dictator of Bolivia who later won the nation's top office at the ballot box, died May 5 at his home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, after a heart attack. He had cancer. He came to power in a bloody...

Today is Saturday, May 5, the 125th day of 2007. There are 240 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute sub-orbital flight in a capsule launched...