ABSTRACT
The military overthrow of the Paz Estenssoro regime in November 1964 terminated the National Revolution. Although General Barrientos referred to the coup as a “Revolution of Restoration” (suggesting a return of the National Revolution, without the MNR), what ensued was the restoration of military rule for 18 years, followed by the reign of creole-mestizo civilian politicians into the twenty-first century. Less than one-third of all haciendas were totally expropriated during the National Revolution. In the majority of cases, landlords managed to retain possession of their manor houses together with a portion of contiguous land. Gender inequality continues because land was distributed to men. Widows were an exception. Because the decree stipulated that land acquired under the law could not be sold, it could not serve as collateral for bank loans.
