Manfred Armando Antonio Reyes Villa Bacigalupi is a Bolivian politician, businessman, and former military officer. He was the mayor of the city of Cochabamba[1] from 1994 to 2000, and became the elected Prefect of the Department of Cochabamba from 2006 until 2008 when he was recalled in that year's no confidence referendum.[2][3]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in both 2002 and 2009, being the runner-up in the latter. In 2009, he relocated to the United States, living in Miami for nearly 10 years.[4]
Reyes Villa successfully ran for mayor of Cochabamba once again in the 2021 Bolivian regional elections, winning with 55% of the vote.[5][6]
References
- ^ Goldstein, Daniel M. (2004). The Spectacular City: Violence and Performance in Urban Bolivia. Duke University Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 9780822333708.
- ^ "Bolivia.- Evo Morales designa a Pablo Ramos y Rafael Puente prefectos interinos en La Paz y Cochabamba". Europa Press. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Bolivia: Elecciones de Prefectos 2005". pdba.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Bolivia: opositor "huyó" a EE.UU". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Tras apelación, TSE habilita Manfred Reyes Villa como candidato a la alcaldía de Cochabamba". www.noticiasfides.com.
- ^ "Manfred Reyes Villa gana la Alcaldía de Cochabamba con el 55,63%".
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