What is Luis García Meza?
{{Infobox President | name=Luis García Meza <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: | image= Luis García Meza Tejada July 1980.jpg --> | term_start=17 July 1980 | term_end=4 August 1981 | predecessor=[[Lidia Gueiler]] | successor=[[Celso Torrelio]] | birth_name=Luis García Meza Tejada | birth_date={{Birth date|1929|8|8|mf=y}} | birth_place=[[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] | death_date={{death date and age|2018|4|29|1929|8|8|mf=y}} | death_place=La Paz, Bolivia | nationality=Bolivian | party= ''None'' | profession=[[Bolivian army|Military]] | spouse= | order=68th [[President of Bolivia]] | vicepresident= <!--Military service--> |nickname = |allegiance = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Bolivia]] |branch = [[File:Coat of arms of Bolivia.svg|15px]] [[Bolivian Army]] |serviceyears = 1952–1981 |rank = [[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|24px]] [[General]] |unit = |commands = [[Bolivian Army]] |battles = |awards = }} '''Luis García Meza Tejada''' (August 8, 1929 &ndash; April 29, 2018) was a former [[Bolivia]]n dictator. In 1980, he led a military [[coup d'état]] on President [[Lidia Gueiler Tejada]], his cousin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2011/03/bolivian-president-uses-former-dea-agent-s-book-send-message-world |title=Bolivian President Uses Former DEA Agent’s Book to Send Message to the World |access-date=2016-11-28 |archive-date=2017-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125070639/https://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2011/03/bolivian-president-uses-former-dea-agent-s-book-send-message-world |url-status=dead }}</ref> He later made himself president on 17 July 1980. He left office on 4 August 1981 after being [[exile]]d for [[human rights]] violations. Before becoming president, he worked closely with Bolivian president [[Hugo Banzer]]. García Meza died in [[La Paz]] on April 29, 2018, of a [[heart attack]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctv