Adalberto Violand
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La Paz, Bolivia
Adalberto Violand | |
|---|---|
| Senator of Bolivia (Representing La Paz) | |
| In office August 6, 1985 – August 6, 1989 | |
| President of the Bolivian Football Federation | |
| In office 1959–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Saavedra Camacho |
| Succeeded by | Ángel de la Fuente |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Died | 2005 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Awards | Order of the Sun of Peru |
Adalberto Violand Alcázar (La Paz, 1918 — 2005) was a Bolivian businessman, ambassador and politician. He was also the president of the Bolivian Football Federation from 1959 to 1961.[1]
Violand was born in 1918 in the city of La Paz, belonging to a family of German descent. He did his primary and secondary studies at the German School in the city of La Paz, where he graduated from high school in 1936. He continued with his higher education, moving to study in Hamburg where he obtained a master's degree in foreign trade.
Violand always had a role oriented towards the political right of the country, where he played an important role as a manager in Bolivia's private company at critical political moments. He was president of the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) on two occasions; the first from 1970 to 1972. During his first presidency he resisted and opposed the government of President Juan José Torres Gonzales and supported the coup d'état of Colonel Hugo Banzer. His second presidency of CEPB was between 1980 and 1981.