Known for his tenure as the 78th President of Bolivia from October 2003 through June 2005. Prior to this, he served as the country's Vice President from 2002 through 2003 under his presidential predecessor Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada. He graduated from Complutense University of Madrid and Universidad Mayor de San Andr s. He had worked as a journalist and TV personality prior to his political career taking off.
