Victor Paz Estenssoro: Biography of a Bolivian Statesman

DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOKThe first half of this book by Joseph Holtey PhD is the only biography of Vctor Paz Estenssoro available in English. The second half of this study of the most important political figure in twentieth-century Bolivian history reads like an autobiography because it is an English translation of 12 hours of tape-recorded interviews conducted by the author in 1973 when Paz, in his own words, narrated details of his life up to July 1973.This revised and expanded version of Dr. Holtey's 2012 authorized Paz biography is an in-depth discussion and analysis of Paz's political career from 1938 to 1989, during which he served three four-year terms as president. The Bolivian Social Revolution of 1952 and the subsequent economic, social, and political history of Bolivia cannot be fully understood without a knowledge of the role played by Paz and his political colleagues in the MNR prior to Paz's death in 2001.The book cover picture shows Paz in his apartment in Washington, D. C., in July, 1984 on the day he discussed the first draft of his biography with Dr. Holtey. Paz's wife took the picture with the author's camera.