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| 1970, Oct. 4 | |
| An army coup forced Pres. Ovando to resign (Oct. 6). Gen. Rogelio Miranda, army chief of staff, appointed a ruling junta. But air force officers, led by leftist Gen. Juan José Torres and supported by students and workers, claimed the presidency and began to attack army posts. The junta capitulated, and Torres became president (Oct. 7). | 1 |
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| Workers began to seize the properties of the state mining corporation and to expel the officials and the police guards. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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