Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Veltzé.
Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé
Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé en la XV Cumbre Iberoamericana (cropped).jpg
64th President of Bolivia
In office
9 June 2005 – 22 January 2006
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byCarlos Mesa
Succeeded byEvo Morales
President of the Supreme Court of Bolivia
In office
17 March 2004 – 9 June 2005
Preceded byArmando Villafuerte Claros
Succeeded byHéctor Sandóval Parada
Personal details
Born (1956-03-02) 2 March 1956 (age 65)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
NationalityBolivian
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Fanny Elena Arguedas
Alma materUniversity of San Simón
Harvard University
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Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé (born 2 March 1956) is a Bolivian judge. During the 2005 political crisis in Bolivia, he briefly served as the 64th President of Bolivia on an interim basis following the resignation of President Carlos Mesa. Prior to his temporary role as president, he was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bolivia.

Background[]

Born in Cochabamba in 1956, Rodríguez is a lawyer and holds a master's degree in public administration. He studied at Colegio San Agustín; later he studied law at the Universidad Mayor de San Simón in Cochabamba and obtained his Master of Public Administration at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Rodríguez was the Bolivian ambassador to the Netherlands where he also served as ambassador before the International Court of Justice.[1] On 12 November 2019, he resigned from that post upon the assumption of the government of Jeanine Áñez.[2]

Events of 2005[]

In 2005, after weeks of civil unrest led by Evo Morales, former president Carlos Mesa offered his resignation to Congress. Senate President Hormando Vaca Diez and Chamber of Deputies leader did not take the post, under pressure from opposition protestors. Rodríguez, as head of the judiciary and fourth in the line of succession, became the country's new president on June 10, 2005; he was inaugurated with the constitutional mandate to call elections within one year's time.

Rodríguez's time in office ended when Evo Morales won the December 2005 general election. He was inaugurated in January 2006 and served until November 2019.

Treason charges[]

Under the Morales administration, Rodriguez has been charged with treason following the decommissioning of missiles during his term in office.[3] Bolivia bought about 30 HN-5 shoulder-launched missiles from China in 1993 or 1998.[4][5][6] By 2005 they had become obsolete and Rodriguez made the decision to destroy them; he says he did not know the United States would be the ones to be given the missiles for destruction.[4] Before taking office, Morales charged that the transfer amounted to putting the country "under foreign domination."[7]

He was charged with treason in 2006, which carries a 30-year prison term.[8] He has since been cleared of all charges.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2013/04/03/RTV010195118/RTV010195118-121
  2. ^ Bolivia, Opinión. "Bolivia sustituirá a su agente en La Haya para el caso del Silala con Chile". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ People's justice The Economist, 31 March 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Bolivia accuses US of taking missiles
  5. ^ Ejercito Ecuatoriano incauta misil antiaéreo destinado a las FARC ~ Webinfomil
  6. ^ Los misiles chinos de los bolivianos – NuevaMayoria.com
  7. ^ Bolivia's Defense Chiefs Ousted in Missile Scandal
  8. ^ Bolivian Ex-President Faces Treason Charges

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Political offices
Preceded by
Carlos Mesa 		President of Bolivia
Interim
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Evo Morales
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