place_of_birth pedro blanco soto
A head ___MASK75___ state ( or chief ___MASK75___ state ) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy ___MASK75___ a sovereign state . In developing the current Constitution ___MASK75___ France ( 1958 ), former French president Charles de Gaulle said the head ___MASK75___ state should embody " the spirit ___MASK75___ the nation " (""). In some countries , typically those with parliamentary governments , the head ___MASK75___ state is a ceremonial figurehead that does not actually guide day - to - day government activities and may not even be empowered to exercise any kind ___MASK75___ political authority ( e . g ., Queen Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom ). In other countries , the head ___MASK75___ state is also the head ___MASK75___ government , such as in the U . S ., where the president is both a public figurehead and the actual highest ranking political leader who , in practice , oversees the executive branch . The President ___MASK75___ the Plurinational State ___MASK75___ ___MASK60___ or President ___MASK75___ ___MASK60___ , is head ___MASK75___ state and head ___MASK75___ government ___MASK75___ ___MASK60___ . According to the current Constitution , the president is elected by popular vote to a five - year term , renewable once . Since 2009 , if no candidate wins a majority , the top two candidates advance to a runoff election . Prior to 2009 , if no candidate won half the popular vote , the president was chosen by a vote in a joint legislative session from among the top two candidates ( prior to 1995 , the top three candidates were eligible ). Pedro Blanco Soto ( 19 October 1795 -- 1 January 1829 ) was President ___MASK75___ ___MASK60___ for just a week cut short by his assassination in a convent called La Recoletta in Sucre on New Years Day 1829 . He was shot on the roof above a stairwell while attempting to escape . A small plaque now marks the spot in the Museo de la Recoletta . He was well known for his pro Peru stance and this is generally the reason attributed to his assassination . Chuquisaca is a department ___MASK75___ ___MASK60___ located in the center south . It borders on the departments ___MASK75___ ___MASK29___ , Tarija , Potosí , and Santa Cruz . The departmental capital is Sucre , which is also the constitutional capital ___MASK75___ ___MASK60___ . ___MASK60___ (; ), officially known as the Plurinational State of ___MASK60___ , is a landlocked country located in western - central South America . It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil , to the southeast by Paraguay , to the south by Argentina , to the southwest by Chile , and to the northwest by Peru . One - third of the country is the Andean mountain range , with one of its largest cities and principal economic centers , El Alto , located on the Altiplano . ___MASK60___ is one of two landlocked countries ( the other is Paraguay ) that lie outside Afro - Eurasia . ___MASK60___ is the largest landlocked country in the Americas . Head ___MASK75___ government is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch ___MASK75___ a sovereign state , a federated state , or a self - governing colony , ( commonly referred to as countries , nations or nation - states ) who often presides over a cabinet , a group ___MASK75___ ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments . The term " head ___MASK75___ government " is often differentiated from the term " head ___MASK75___ state ", ( e . g . as in article 7 ___MASK75___ the ___MASK21___ Convention on the Law ___MASK75___ Treaties , article 1 ___MASK75___ the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment ___MASK75___ Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons , including Diplomatic Agents and the United Nations protocol list ), as they may be separate positions , individuals , and / or roles depending on the country . ___MASK88___ is the constitutional capital ___MASK75___ ___MASK60___ , the capital ___MASK75___ the Chuquisaca Department , and the 6th most populated city in ___MASK60___ . Located in the south - central part ___MASK75___ the country , ___MASK88___ lies at an elevation ___MASK75___ 2 , 810 meters ( 9 , 214 feet ). This relative high altitude gives the city a cool temperate climate year - round and much thinner air .