[4] However, Sucre himself would never elect a candidate to be presented to the National Congress, leaving the position vacant throughout his term.

[5] As Santa Cruz never appeared to take office, the Conventional Assembly convened on 18 December 1828 to elect new leaders.

On 28 October 1836, Andrés de Santa Cruz was elected Supreme Protector of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation while simultaneously being the president of the Bolivian State.

José Miguel de Velasco Franco remained vice president of the Bolivian State until 23 July 1835 when he was replaced by Mariano Enrique Calvo.

Upon the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, Jose Miguel de Velasco overthrew Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz and assumed the presidency of the Bolivian State on 22 February 1839, bringing an end to it and reviving the Republic of Bolivia with his secessionist pronouncement.

Drafted by the Constituent Assembly in 2007, the new constitution was approved in a popular referendum on 25 January 2009, and was promulgated on 7 February.

In order to comply with the structural changes of the new constitution, it was decided to advance the general elections to be held on 6 December 2009, with Evo Morales and Vice President Álvaro García Linera winning again, with 64.22% of the votes.

This situation made Álvaro García Linera the last vice president of the Republic and the first of the Plurinational State.