jorge quiroga

colspan="2" bgcolor=#FFF8DC align="center" \| Jorge Quiroga Ramrez President of Bolivia
Term	August 7, 2001 to August 6, 2002
Preceded by	Hugo Banzer Surez
Succeeded by	Gonzalo Snchez de Lozada
Date of birth	May 6 1960
Place of birth	Cochabamba, department of Cochabamba
First Lady	Virginia Gillum de Quiroga
Party	Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN)

Jorge Fernando Quiroga Ramrez (May 5, 1960), was President of Bolivia from August 7, 2001 to August 6, 2002. Vice-president of the Republic since 1997, he became President when the office holder and party leader, Hugo Banzer, resigned because of aggravated health problems. Quiroga assumed as acting president on July 1, 2001 and later in the year as incumbent on August 7, to complete the five-year mandate.

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Extended biography by CIDOB Foundation (in Spanish)

Jorge Quiroga

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