Legion of Veterans

The Legion of Veterans (Spanish: Legión de Ex-Combatientes, LEC) was a Bolivian powerful political organization between 1936 and 1939.[1]

The Legion of Veterans was established by Colonel Germán Busch Becerra on 13 September, 1935, after the Chaco War. [2]

Legion of Veterans was associated with the revolutionary governments of Colonels José David Toro Ruilova and Germán Busch Becerra (1936 – 1939) and acted as the principal source of organized political support for the military regime. For the 1938 congressional elections, the Legion of Veterans was the component of the pro-military United Socialist Front. [3]

The Legion of Veterans did not long survive the suicide of Colonel Germán Busch.

Notes

  1. ^ James M. Malloy. Bolivia: the uncompleted revolution. University of Pittsburgh Pre, 1970. P.389.
  2. ^ Storia contemporanea, Vol. 11: 4-6. Società editrice il Mulino., 1973. P. 837.
  3. ^ Memorias del primer ministro obrero: historia del movimiento sindical y político boliviano, 1916-1952. Alvarez España, Waldo. La Paz: Dist Inca, 1986. P.150.