Francisco García Calderón
Francisco García Calderón Landa (April 2, 1834 – September 21, 1905) was a lawyer and Provisional President of the Republic of Peru for a short seven-month period in 1881, during the War of the Pacific. García Calderón was a key figure in the final peace accords between Peru and Chile. Later in post-presidential career, in 1892, he was commissioned to arbitrate land disputes between Peru and Ecuador, which centered on the contested provinces of Mainas, Jaén and Tumbes. He was an academic as well, having authored a comprehensive history of the previously-mentioned contested provinces, as well as a monograph on Peruvian legislation titled, Diccionario de la Legislación Peruana.
Francisco García Calderón | |
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| Provisional President of Peru (La Magdalena Government) | |
| In office March 12, 1881 – September 28, 1881 | |
| Vice President | Lizardo Montero Flores Andrés Cáceres |
| Preceded by | Nicolás de Piérola |
| Succeeded by | Lizardo Montero Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1834 Arequipa, Peru |
| Died | September 21, 1905 (aged 71) Lima, Peru |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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