Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (10 November 1836 10 October 1923) served as the President of Peru two times during the 19th century, from 1886 to 1890 as the 27th President of Peru, and again from 1894 to 1895 as the 30th President of Peru. In Peru, he is considered a national hero for leading the resistance to Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), where he fought as a General in the Peruvian Army.

Andrés Avelino Cáceres
27th and 30th President of Peru
In office
10 August 1894  20 March 1895
Vice PresidentCésar Canevaro
Cesáreo Chacaltana Reyes
Preceded byJustiniano Borgoño (Interim President)
Succeeded byManuel Candamo (President of the Provisional Government)
In office
3 June 1886  10 August 1890
Vice PresidentRemigio Morales Bermúdez
Aurelio Denegri
Preceded byAntonio Arenas (President of the Provisional Government)
Succeeded byRemigio Morales
Second Vice President of Peru
In office
12 March 1881  6 November 1881
PresidentFrancisco García Calderón
Preceded byVacant (last held by José Francisco Canevaro in 1879)
Succeeded byVacant (Aurelio Denegri elected in 1886)
Senator from Callao
In office
28 July 1901  25 October 1906
Senator from Ayacucho
In office
28 July 1894  10 August 1894
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
28 July 1892  28 July 1893
Personal details
Born(1836-11-10)10 November 1836
Ayacucho, Peru
Died10 October 1923(1923-10-10) (aged 86)
Lima, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyConstitutional Party
SpouseAntonia Moreno Leyva
Children3
Military service
Allegiance Peru
Branch/service Peruvian Army
Years of service1854-1901
RankMarshal
Battles/warsPeruvian Civil War of 1894-1895
War of the Pacific
Peruvian Civil War of 1884-1885
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