The Most Famous
MILITARY PERSONNELS from Bolivia
This page contains a list of the greatest Bolivian Military Personnels. The pantheon dataset contains 2,058 Military Personnels, 2 of which were born in Bolivia. This makes Bolivia the birth place of the 67th most number of Military Personnels behind North Korea, and Chile.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bolivian Military Personnels of all time. This list of famous Bolivian Military Personnels is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mario Terán (1942 - 2022)
With an HPI of 56.55, Mario Terán is the most famous Bolivian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Mario Terán Salazar (9 April 1942 – 10 March 2022) was a Bolivian Army warrant officer who executed Che Guevara as a young sergeant in 1967. Guevara, a Marxist revolutionary from Argentina, had played a major role in the Cuban Revolution, in which the 26th of July Movement, led by Fidel Castro, ousted U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista and replaced his government with a revolutionary socialist state.
2. Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780 - 1862)
With an HPI of 52.58, Juana Azurduy de Padilla is the 2nd most famous Bolivian Military Personnel. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Juana Azurduy de Padilla (July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862) was a guerrilla military leader from Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Sucre, Bolivia). She fought for Bolivian and Argentine independence alongside her husband, Manuel Ascencio Padilla, earning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. She was noted for her strong support for and military leadership of the indigenous people of Upper Peru. She is a prime example of a woman who broke gender barriers and denied the pressure of simply tending to the home. Her actions brought value to the Latin American woman and proved their loyalty and ability to be politically active. Today, she is regarded as an independence hero in both Bolivia and Argentina. In 2015, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a statue of Azurduy replaced the one of Christopher Columbus in front of the Centro Cultural Kirchner, causing some controversy.
3. Bartolina Sisa (1753 - 1781)
With an HPI of 49.00, Bartolina Sisa is the 3rd most famous Bolivian Military Personnel. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Bartolina Sisa Vargas (c. 1750 – 5 September 1782) was an Aymaran woman and indigenous heroine who led numerous revolts against the Spanish rule in Charcas, then part of the Viceroyalty of Peru and present-day Bolivia. Alongside her husband, the indigenous leader Túpac Katari, she participated in the organisation of indigenous military camps that took part in the siege of La Paz. She was betrayed and turned in to the Spanish authorities, who later executed her. Honouring the date of her death, the International Day of Indigenous Women is celebrated every 5 September since 1983 in Bolivia. Bartolina Sisa is often the name used by many indigenous organisations in Bolivia, such as the Bartolina Sisa Confederation, the primary union of peasant women in the country.
4. Alberto Natusch (1933 - 1994)
With an HPI of 47.02, Alberto Natusch is the 4th most famous Bolivian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Alberto Natusch Busch (May 23, 1933, in Beni, Bolivia – November 23, 1994, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) was a Bolivian general who served briefly as the de facto 55th president of Bolivia in 1979.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Bolivian military personnels born between 1753 and 1942. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Bolivian military personnels include Mario Terán, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, and Bartolina Sisa. As of April 2024, 2 new Bolivian military personnels have been added to Pantheon including Bartolina Sisa, and Alberto Natusch.
Deceased Bolivian Military Personnels
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Mario Terán
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.55
Juana Azurduy de Padilla
1780 - 1862
HPI: 52.58
Bartolina Sisa
1753 - 1781
HPI: 49.00
Alberto Natusch
1933 - 1994
HPI: 47.02
Newly Added Bolivian Military Personnels (2024)
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Which Military Personnels were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Military Personnels since 1700.
