H.E. Jaime Paz Zamora served as the President of the Republic of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993 and previously served as Bolivia’s Vice President. During his presidency, he was able to build a coalition of disparate political parties into what was called a “Patriotic Accord,” which helped Bolivia through the fragile process of democratization. He is also one of the founders and current leader of the political party Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolucionaria–Nueva Mayoría (MIR).