Nila Heredia
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Nila Heredia Miranda (born in Uyuni, Potosí) is a former medical school anatomy professor and administrator, former leftist militant, and Bolivia's Minister of Health and Sports, a position she has occupied twice.[1]
Quick Facts Minister of Health and Sports, Minister ...
Nila Heredia Miranda | |
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Minister of Health and Sports | |
In office 16 May 2010 – 2012 | |
Minister | Evo Morales |
Preceded by | Sonia Polo |
Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Calvimontes Camargo |
Vice Minister of Health and Health Promotion | |
In office February 2010 – 16 May 2010 | |
Minister of Health and Sports | |
In office January 2006 – January 2008 | |
Succeeded by | Wálter Selum |
Personal details | |
Born | (1943-09-21) 21 September 1943 (age 80) Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia |
Occupation | Medical school docent, Administrator |
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In the 1970s, Heredia was a member of the Revolutionary Workers' Party of Bolivia and the National Liberation Army during the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer.[2] She was detained by government forces on 2 April 1976, and according to a petition filed with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, tortured in the prefectural headquarters in Cochabamba and held in Viacha prison.[3]