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Footnotes
- ↑ Bustillos Vera, Jonny and Peñaranda Barrios, Carlos. Hechos y registros de la Revolución Nacional (1939-1946). La Paz, Bolivia: La Palabra, 1996. Pp.54-55.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). - ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 2. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. P.150.
- ↑ Presencia 8 June 1978, p. 12; Presencia 10 June 1978, p. 1.
- 1 2 Presencia 14 June 1978, p. 10.
- ↑ Presencia 27 June 1978, p. 8.
- ↑ Presencia 30 April 1979, p. 1.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, p. 172.
- 1 2 Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 173, 413.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 173–174, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 174, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 174–175, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 175, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 175–176, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 176, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 176–177, 414.
- 1 2 Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 177, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 178, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 178–179, 414.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 179–180.
- ↑ Mesa Gisbert 2016, pp. 188–189.
Works cited
Digital and print publications
- "El Partido Liberal apoya la candidatura de Juan Pereda" [The Liberal Party Endorses Juan Pereda's Candidacy]. Presencia (in Spanish). La Paz. 27 June 1978. p. 8.
- "Partido Liberal propone a Eduardo Montes como compañero de Pereda" [Liberal Party Proposes Eduardo Montes as Pereda's Running Mate]. Presencia (in Spanish). La Paz. 8 June 1978. p. 12.
- "Rechazada candidatura Liberal" [Liberal Ticket Rejected]. Presencia (in Spanish). La Paz. 14 June 1978. p. 10.
- "Requisitos legales marginaron a 17 grupos de las elecciones" [Legal Requirements Excluded 17 Groups from the Elections]. Presencia (in Spanish). La Paz. 30 April 1979. p. 1.
- "UNP se propone perfeccionar obra del gobierno de Banzer" [UNP Aims to Perfect the Work of the Banzer Government]. Presencia (in Spanish). La Paz. 10 June 1978. p. 1.
Books and encyclopedias
- Mesa Gisbert, Carlos D. (2016). Presidentes de Bolivia: Entre urnas y fusiles. El poder ejecutivo: Los ministros de Estado (in Spanish) (5th ed.). La Paz: Editorial Gisbert. ISBN 978-99974-834-8-5.
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