Manfred Reyes Villa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reyes Villa and the second or maternal family name is Bacigalupi.

This Spanish surname is barreled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Reyes Villa, not Reyes.

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Manfred Reyes Villa
Reyes Villa in 2023
Mayor of Cochabamba
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2021
Spouse	Patricia Avilés
Children	7
Parents	Armando Reyes Villa Rosario Bacigalupi
Education	Military College of the Army
Website	Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	Bolivia
Branch	Bolivian Army
Service years	1977–1986
Rank	Captain

Manfred Armando Antonio Reyes Villa Bacigalupi (born 19 April 1955) is a Bolivian politician, businessman, and former military officer. He was the mayor of the city of Cochabamba ^[1] from 1994 to 2000, and became the elected Prefect of the Department of Cochabamba from 2006 until 2008 when he was recalled in that year's no confidence referendum. ^{[2] [3]}

He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in both 2002 and 2009, being the runner-up in the latter. In 2009, he relocated to the United States, living in Miami for nearly 10 years. ^[4]

Reyes Villa successfully ran for mayor of Cochabamba once again in the 2021 Bolivian regional elections, winning with 55% of the popular vote. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Goldstein, Daniel M. (2004). The Spectacular City: Violence and Performance in Urban Bolivia. Duke University Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN   9780822333708.
2. "Bolivia.- Evo Morales designa a Pablo Ramos y Rafael Puente prefectos interinos en La Paz y Cochabamba". Europa Press. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
3. "Bolivia: Elecciones de Prefectos 2005". pdba.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
4. "Bolivia: opositor "huyó" a EE.UU". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. "Tras apelación, TSE habilita Manfred Reyes Villa como candidato a la alcaldía de Cochabamba". www.noticiasfides.com.
6. "Manfred Reyes Villa gana la Alcaldía de Cochabamba con el 55,63%".

Political offices
Preceded by Humberto Coronel Rivas	Mayor of Cochabamba 1994–2000	Succeeded by Gonzalo Gabriel Terceros Rojas Interim
Preceded by Walter Céspedes Ramallo	Prefect of Cochabamba 2006–2008	Succeeded by Rafael Puente Interim
Preceded by Ivan Tellería Interim	Mayor of Cochabamba 2021–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by New political party	New Republican Force nominee for President of Bolivia 2002	Succeeded by Gildo Angulo Cabrera
Preceded by New political alliance	Plan Progress for Bolivia nominee for President of Bolivia 2009	Succeeded by Alliance dissolved