Independent of the FRB , Barrientos had influence with numerous peasant leaders in Bolivia .
The Front won 67 % of the vote in the 1966 election , which provided a mandate for Barrientos become a nominally civilian president .
Independent of the Front , Barrientos had influence with numerous peasant leaders in Bolivia .
The Front won 67 % of the vote in the 1966 election , which provided a mandate for Barrientos become a nominally civilian president .