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Armando Alba Zambrana

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Armando Alba Zambrana
Minister of Education
and Indigenous Affairs
In office
10 March 1947 – 14 January 1948
PresidentEnrique Hertzog
Preceded byManuel Elías P.
Succeeded byAlberto Salinas López
Personal details
Born9 February 1901
Died10 October 1974(1974-10-10) (aged 73)

Armando Alba Zambrana (9 February 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a Bolivian writer, journalist, historian and politician from Potosí.[1] He won the Premio Nacional de Cultura in 1969. He was an important[according to whom?] member of Gesta Bárbara and founded the Editorial Potosí group of writers. During the administration of President Enrique Hertzog, Alba was appointed Minister of Education and Indigenous Affairs.[2] He was also the Bank Secretary of Potosí[3] and the 100th anniversary of birth was celebrated in 2001.[4]

Works

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  • Voces áulicas (poetry, 1918).
  • Temple de la montaña y otros cuentos (stories, 1926).
  • Imagen de Potosí y de su Casa Real de Moneda (essays, 1946).
  • Enumeración del Proceso Potosino y "Gesta Bárbara" (essays, 1946).
  • Del viejo hontanar (poetry, 1970).
  • Bolívar (anthology, 1970).
  • Prólogos escogidos (2001).
  • Imagen de Potosí (2001).

References

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  1. ^ "Armando Alba, 119 años después". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ Gisbert 2003, pp. 348–349
  3. ^ Araujo Subieta, Mario (2001). "Armando Alba y la Casa de Moneda". Fundación Cultural del Banco Central de Bolivia. pp. 1–248. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Fundación Cultural Banco Central de Bolivia, Issues 14-15; Issues 17-19". La Fundación. 2001. pp. 49–55. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Manuel Elías P.
Minister of Education
and Indigenous Affairs

1947–1948
Succeeded by
Alberto Salinas López