13 Facts About Belisario Salinas

Belisario Salinas Belzu was a Bolivian lawyer, teacher, and politician who served as the fifth vice president of Bolivia from 1880 to 1884.

Belisario Salinas served as second vice president alongside first vice president Aniceto Arce during the administration of Narciso Campero.

Belisario Salinas was born on 10 February 1883 in La Paz, Bolivia.

In 1855, following the completion of his high school education, Salinas left Bolivia and traveled to Europe where he stayed for two years.

Belisario Salinas returned to Bolivia in 1857 to obtain a law degree at the Higher University of San Andres where he graduated as a lawyer in 1862.

Between 1863 and 1864, at age 30, Belisario Salinas held the position of deputy representing Sica Sica province in the National Congress.

Notably, Belisario Salinas was very close to former president Manuel Isidoro Belzu, in whom he supported in his ultimately failed attempt to retake the presidency.

Belisario Salinas returned to Bolivia following the fall of Melgarejo, being again elected deputy for the Pacajes province in 1871.

Belisario Salinas held the position of prefect of the department of La Paz from 1873 to 1875.

In 1877, during the government of President Hilarion Daza, Belisario Salinas was arrested and imprisoned as an opponent of the Daza government.

Aniceto Arce was elected first vice president while Belisario Salinas became second vice president.

Belisario Salinas stepped down from the vice presidency on 4 September 1884 upon the end of his term.

Belisario Salinas died in La Paz on 17 July 1893 at the age of 60.