Armando Alba Zambrana (9 February 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a Bolivian writer, journalist, historian and politician from Potosí.[1] He won the Premio Nacional de Cultura in 1969. He was an important^{[according to whom?]} member of Gesta Bárbara and founded the Editorial Potosí group of writers. During the administration of President Enrique Hertzog, Alba was appointed Minister of Education and Indigenous Affairs.[2] He was also the Bank Secretary of Potosí[3] and the 100th anniversary of birth was celebrated in 2001.[4]

Armando Alba Zambrana
Minister of Education and Indigenous Affairs
In office 10 March 1947 – 14 January 1948
President	Enrique Hertzog
Preceded by	Manuel Elías P.
Succeeded by	Alberto Salinas López
Personal details
Born	9 February 1901
Died	10 October 1974(1974-10-10) (aged 73)

Works

• Voces áulicas (poetry, 1918).
• Temple de la montaña y otros cuentos (stories, 1926).
• Imagen de Potosí y de su Casa Real de Moneda (essays, 1946).
• Enumeración del Proceso Potosino y "Gesta Bárbara" (essays, 1946).
• Del viejo hontanar (poetry, 1970).
• Bolívar (anthology, 1970).
• Prólogos escogidos (2001).
• Imagen de Potosí (2001).

References

Bibliography

• Álvarez del Real, María Eloísa (1991). 12.000 minibiografías. Panamá: América, S.A. p. 21. ISBN 0-944499-76-7.
• Blanco Mamani, Elías (2005). Enciclopedia Gesta de autores de la literatura boliviana. La Paz: Plural Editores. p. 15. ISBN 99905-63-62-4.
• Gisbert, Carlos D. Mesa (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles : el poder ejecutivo, los ministros de estado (in Spanish). Editorial Gisbert. pp. 344–347.