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The article explains how Bolivia’s president, Hugo Banzer, is being confronted by renewed accusations about his role in Operation Condor. Banzer led Bolivia’s military dictatorship from 1971 to 1978, during which more than 200 people disappeared and Bolivians were handed over to other regimes for execution. New evidence and international legal actions, especially in Spain after Pinochet’s arrest, have revived demands that Banzer be held accountable. Human rights groups in Bolivia accuse him of participating in Condor-linked kidnappings and killings, and political divisions inside Bolivia’s government have deepened as some officials push to send documents to Judge Garzón. Activists have also delivered new evidence showing that Banzer’s regime collaborated in the capture and disappearance of Bolivian, Argentine, and Chilean dissidents. Banzer denies involvement and dismisses the accusations as politically motivated, but the controversy has damaged his credibility, threatened foreign aid, and sparked clashes with journalists and human rights organizations.