Armando Alba Zambrana
Bolivian writer, journalist, historian, and politician
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Armando Alba Zambrana (9 February 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a Bolivian writer, journalist, historian and politician from Potosí.[1] He won Bolivia's National Culture Award in 1969.[2] 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.[3] He was also the Bank Secretary of Potosí[4] and the 100th anniversary of birth was celebrated in 2001.[5]
PresidentEnrique Hertzog
Preceded byManuel Elías P.
Succeeded byAlberto Salinas López
Born9 February 1901
Armando Alba Zambrana | |
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| Minister of Education and Indigenous Affairs | |
| In office 10 March 1947 – 14 January 1948 | |
| President | Enrique Hertzog |
| Preceded by | Manuel Elías P. |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Salinas López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1901 |
| Died | 10 October 1974 (aged 73) |
Works
- 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).