many and followed almost blindly by others. A major criticism used against him is that he tended to de-stabilize precisely those regimes that were friendliest to the interests of the working class (Paz Estenssoro, Torres, Siles Zuazo between 1982 and 1985), while being quite deferential to the most hardline right-wing governments (Barrientos, Banzer, Garcia Mesa), at least until he could get safely out of the country. References 1914 births 2001 deaths People from Pacajes Province Vice presidents of Bolivia Presidents of the Senate of Bolivia Bolivian people of Lebanese descent Revolutionary Workers' Party (Bolivia) politicians Revolutionary Nationalist Movement politicians Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left politicians Bolivian trade union leaders 20th-century Bolivian politicians Executive Secretaries of the Bolivian Workers' Center