▁of ▁Boliv ia ' s ▁Super ior ▁Court . ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁Boliv ia ▁N ést or ▁Gu ill én ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Boliv ia ▁for ▁ 2 7 ▁days ▁between ▁July ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁following ▁the ▁over throw ▁and ▁assass ination ▁of ▁President ▁G ual berto ▁Vill ar ro el ▁( 1 9 4 3 – 4 6 ). ▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Vill ar ro el , ▁the ▁al liance ▁of ▁forces ▁that ▁had ▁to pp led ▁him ▁needed ▁a ▁reliable ▁and ▁im partial ▁care t aker ▁( g iven ▁the ▁m ood ▁of ▁the ▁citiz en ry , ▁which ▁had ▁just ▁shown ▁what ▁it ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁during ▁the ▁revol t ) ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁elections . ▁They ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁La ▁Paz ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁Tom ás ▁Mon je ▁G uti ér rez , ▁who ▁was ▁ill ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Thus , ▁Gu ill én ▁filled ▁in ▁for ▁him ▁for ▁fewer ▁than ▁four ▁weeks , ▁where up on ▁Mon je ▁was ▁sw orn - in ▁as ▁President . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁and ▁death ▁N ést or ▁Gu ill én ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁jud ges hip ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁in ▁La ▁Paz , ▁Boliv ia . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁M esa ▁José ▁de ; ▁G is bert , ▁Ter esa ; ▁and ▁Carlos ▁D . ▁M esa , ▁" H istor ia ▁De