The Bolivian National Congress 1979–1980 was elected on 1 July 1979.
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Senators
Presidents of the National Congress
| President | Alliance | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wálter Guevara Arze | MNR-A | PRA | August 1979 | August 1979 |
| Lidia Gueiler Tejada | MNR-A | PRIN-G | August 1979 | November 1979 |
| Wálter Guevara Arze | MNR-A | PRA | 1980 | July 1980 |
Presidents of the Chamber of Senators
| President | Alliance | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wálter Guevara Arze | MNR-A | PRA | August 1979 | August 1979 |
| Leónidas Sánchez Arana | MNR-A | MNR | August 1979 | 1980 |
| Wálter Guevara Arze | MNR-A | PRA | 1980 | July 1980 |
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
| President | Alliance | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidia Gueiler Tejada | MNR-A | PRIN-G | August 1979 | November 1979 |
| José Zegarra Cerruto | APIN | MARC | November 1979 | July 1980 |
UDP – Democratic and Popular Union (Unidad Democratica y Popular). Electoral alliance formed by
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of the Left, MNRI;
Communist Party of Bolivia, PCB;
Revolutionary Left Movement, MIR;
Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement, MRTK;
Movement of the National Left, MIN;
Popular Movement for National Liberation, MPLN;
Alliance of the National Left, ALIN;
Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left, PRIN;
Revolutionary Workers Party Trotskyist-Posadist, POR-TP;
Socialist Party-Sabino Tito Atahuichi, PS-Atahuichi;
Organization of Revolutionary Unity, OUR;
Center for the Study of Natural Resources, CERNA;
Revolutionary Party of the Workers of Bolivia, PRTB.
MNR-A – Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Alliance (Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario-Alianza). Electoral alliance formed by
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, MNR;
Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement-Chila, MRTK-Chila (faction led by Macabeo Chila);
Communist Party of Bolivia (Marxist–Leninist), PCML;
Christian Democratic Party, PDC;
Revolutionary Party of the National Left – Gueiler, PRIN-G;
Authentic Revolutionary Party, PRA (historical faction led by Walter Guevara Arce).
ADN – Nationalist Democratic Action.
FSB-M – Bolivian Socialist Falange-Moreira (faction led by Gaston Moreira Ostria).
PRA-R – Authentic Revolutionary Party- Ríos (faction led by Jorge Ríos Gamarra).
MNR-J – Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Julio, (faction led by Rubén Julio Castro).
PS-1 – Socialist Party-One.
APIN – Popular Alliance for National Integration (Alianza Popular de Integración Nacional). Electoral alliance formed by
Revolutionary Agrarian Movement of the Bolivian Peasantry, MARC;
Bolivian Socialist Falange, FSB (faction led by Mario Gutiérrez Gutiérrez);
Christian Democratic Union, UDC.
MITKA – Indian Movement Tupaj Katari.
PUB – Bolivian Union Party.
Notes
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- "Vicepresidencia de la República de Bolivia > Inicio". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ "Periodo 1982". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- The dictionary of contemporary politics of South America. Author: By Phil Gunson, Andrew Thompson, Greg Chamberlain. Routledge, 1989. P. 92.
- Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 2. : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. P.139.
- Rivadeneira Prada, Raúl. El laberinto político de Bolivia, Ed. Cinco, La Paz, Bolivia, 1984. P.110.