User:Krisgabwoosh/Death of Germán Busch
 Office desk of Germán Busch, including the revolver with which he shot himself (right) | |
| Date | 23 August 1939 |
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| Location | Miraflores, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Type | Suicide by gunshot |
| Deaths | Germán Busch |
On the morning of 23 August 1939, Germán Busch, the 36th president of Bolivia, shot himself in the head using a Colt .32 caliber revolver at his residence in Miraflores, La Paz. Busch died of his wounds that afternoon, at 2:35 p.m. at the General Hospital of La Paz.
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Busch's death remains the subject of widespread debate and is the subject of numerous conspiracy theories. His demise precipitated the return to power of conservative elements ...
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Books and encyclopedias
- Brockmann, Robert (2017). Dos disparos al amanecer: Vida y muerte de Germán Busch (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). La Paz: Plural Editores. ISBN 978-99954-1-796-3.