Francisco Diez Canseco

Francisco Diez Canseco Corbacho (21 March 1821 – 5 October 1884) served as Interim President of Peru for a brief period during 1872. He was the brother of General Pedro Diez Canseco.

Francisco Diez-Canseco Corbacho
Interim President of Peru
In office
July 26, 1872  July 27, 1872
Preceded byTomás Gutiérrez
Succeeded byMariano Herencia Zevallos
Second Vice President of Peru
In office
August 2, 1868  July 27, 1872
Minister of War
In office
July 27, 1872  August 2, 1872
Preceded byTomás Gutiérrez
Succeeded byJosé Miguel Medina
In office
After 18 July 1881  ?
Personal details
Born
Francisco Diez-Canseco Corbacho

(1821-03-21)March 21, 1821
Arequipa, Peru
Died(1884-10-05)October 5, 1884
Lima, Peru
Parents
  • Manuel José Diez Canseco Nieto
  • María Mercedes Corbacho Abril de Diez Canseco
RelativesPedro Diez Canseco
EducationPhillips Academy
OccupationPolitician
Military service
Allegiance Peru
 Chile
Branch/service Peruvian Army
 Chilean Army
Restoration Army
Years of service1835-c. 1883 (Peru)
c. 1837-1842 (Chile)
RankBrigadier general
Battles/warsPeruvian-Bolivian War  (POW)
Battle of Agua Santa
Peruvian Civil War (1843-44)
Arequipa Revolution
Peruvian Civil War (1865)
Peruvian Civil War (1867)
1872 Peruvian coup d'état
War of the Pacific

Diez Canseco served as the second vice president from 1868 to 1872. While vice president, he had to briefly assume the presidency of Peru following the lynching of Tomás Gutiérrez. He was succeeded by Mariano Herencia Zevallos.

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