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The first Constitution of the Republic of Bolivia (so named in 1825) bears date October 28, 1880. A new Constitution was adopted in October, 1938, whereby executive power is vested in a President, elected for four years by direct popular vote, and not eligible for re-election until four years after his term has ended. In the event of his death or failure to assume the office, the ‘President of the Senate becomes President. There is a Congress of two chambers, called the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, which meets annually on August 6 at La Paz, There are 3 Senators for each of nine Departments, elected for six years (one third retiring every two years), and 70 Representatives are elected for four years (one-half retiring every two years). Extraordinary sessions may be held for special purposes when convoked by the Executive, or by a majority of both Chambers. The President’s Cabinet consists of the Ministers of 11 departments.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Bolivia
1. Official Publications
Anuario Geográfico y Estadistico de la Republica de Bolivia. Annual. La Paz.
Anuario del comercio Exterior de Bolivia.
Bolettn Mensuel del Informacion Estadistica.
Constitucion Politica de la República de Bolivia. La Paz, 1902.
Brazil and Bolivia. Treaty for the Exchange of Territories and other Complications. Signed November 17, 1903. New York, 1904.
Reports of the Department of Overseas Trade. London. Annual
Informe financiero del Contralor General; vigencia de 1940. Bogota, Contralolla General de la República, 1941.
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Epstein, M. (1942). Bolivia. In: Epstein, M. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270718_17
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