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Reformist Democratic Party
Reformist Democratic Party (in Spanish: ''Partido Democrático Reformista'') was a political party in Peru. It was founded in 1920 by Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo, whose regime, which began the previous year, had led to a dictatorial government. It was a party with a strong personal character, whose members included the friends and relatives of President Leguía, as well as many public employees. It lacked an ideology and an authentic program and was only organized to support Leguía in the perpetuation of him in power. After the fall of Leguía in 1930, it did not again have a leading role in Peruvian politics and ended up dissolving. Context At the end of the second government of President José Pardo y Barreda (of the Civilista Party), elections were called in 1919. The former president Augusto B. Leguía returned to Peru and launched his candidacy, supported by the Constitutional Party, whose leader was General Andrés Avelino Cáceres. Leguía presented hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto B
Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: *Augusto Aníbal *Augusto dos Anjos * Augusto Arbizo *Augusto Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge *Augusto Benedico *Augusto Boal *Augusto de Campos *Augusto César Sandino * Augusto Fantozzi * Augusto Genina *Augusto B. Leguía *Augusto Monterroso * Augusto Odone, Italian economist who invented Lorenzo's oil * Augusto Pestana (1868-1934) *Augusto Pinochet *Augusto Righi * Augusto Roa Bastos * Augusto Silj * Augusto Vargas Alzamora * Augusto de Vasconcelos * Augusto Vera ;People in sports * Augusto (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian football player, full name Augusto Bruno da Silva * Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver * Augusto Fernández, Argentine footballer * Augusto Franqui, Cuban baseball player * Augusto Inácio, Portuguese footballer * Augusto Oliveira da Silva Brazilian footballer *Luís Augusto Osório Romão (1983) Brazilian foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 24
Events Pre-1600 *787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia. *1568 – Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz. 1601–1900 * 1645 – The Battle of Rowton Heath in England is a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles. * 1674 – Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji. *1745 – Jacobite rising of 1745: Bonnie Prince Charles defeats a British government army in the Battle of Prestonpans. * 1789 – The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court. * 1830 – A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium. * 1841 – The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke. *1846 – Mexican–American War: General Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 7
Events Pre-1600 * 3761 BC – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. * 1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. * 1477 – Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year. * 1513 – War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice. *1571 – The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat. 1601–1900 *1691 – The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued. *1763 – King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements. *1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat British forces under general John Burgoyne in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, compelling Burgoyne's eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prensa (Peru)
''La Prensa'' ("The Press") is a frequently used name for newspapers in the Spanish-speaking world. It may refer to: Argentina * ''La Prensa'' (Buenos Aires) * , a current publication of Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz Bolivia * ''La Prensa'' (La Paz), a newspaper in Bolivia Canada * , a current publication in Alberta Chile * (''La Prensa''), the former name of ''La Estrella de Tocopilla'' in Tocopilla * ''La Prensa'' (Curicó) Cuba * ''Prensa Latina'', the official state news agency of Cuba Ecuador * ''La Prensa'' (Riobamba), a newspaper in Ecuador El Salvador * ''La Prensa Gráfica'', commonly known as La Prensa Honduras * ''La Prensa'' (Honduras), a newspaper in San Pedro Sula Mexico * ''La Prensa'' (Mexico City) Nicaragua * ''La Prensa'' (Managua) Panama * ''La Prensa'' (Panama City) Peru * , a former newspaper in Peru Spain * (1941-1979) * (1921-1936) * (1910-1939) United States * ''La Prensa'' (California), founded 1999, serving Riverside and San Bernard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Leguia Y Martinez
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law ** Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * '' The German'', a 2008 short film * " The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Leguía
Roberto Leguía (1866-1930) was the first Vice President of Peru from 1912 to 1914. Early life Leguía was born in 1866 in Lambayeque, Peru. His father was Nicanor Leguía y Duarte and mother was María del Carmendo Salcedo. He is a descendant of a Basque immigrant named Estaquio Leguía, who was a tobacco farmer. Leguía also engaged in agriculture in early life. Political career Roberto Leguía was the brother of dictator Augusto Leguía. Leguía served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1911 to 1912. Then he served as first Vice President of Peru from 1912 to 1914. But the swearing-in ceremony for the vice president never took place. Leguía travelled to Argentina and remained there for 15 years. In his absence, the military coup against president Billinghurst took place. A group of parliamentarians wanted him to be the president, but majority of lawmakers made Oscar Benavides the provisional president. Later he sought refuge at the Italian embassy. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Peruano
''Diario Oficial El Peruano'' (''The Peruvian Official Newspaper'') is the official daily newspaper of Peru. The paper was founded on 22 October 1825 by Simón Bolívar although it changed names between the following decades and it was not published continuously since its inception. In addition to carrying news, all laws passed in Peru must be published by ''El Peruano''. It is currently edited by Delfina Becerra González. It is published by the Peruvian Company of Editorial Services SA - Editora Peru (''Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales SA - EDITORA PERÚ''), a state enterprise under private law. The company was created as part of the national information system (''Sistema Nacional de Información'') established by ''Decreto Ley'' No. 20550 of 5 March 1974. This law included the various collective state media under a unified management, the majority of which returned to private ownership following the departure of the military regime from power. History Early decades ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germán Leguía Y Martínez
Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus. Surname * Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player * Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professional baseball second baseman * Franklyn Germán, relief pitcher *Javier Germán (born 1971), Spanish footballer * Tamás Germán, Hungarian professional footballer Given name Art and music * Germán Casas, Chilean singer * Germán Cueto, Mexican painter * Germán Gedovius, Mexican painter * Germán Pedro Ibáñez, Cuban musical director * Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican actor * Germán Londoño, Colombian painter and sculptor * Germán Magariños, Argentine film director and screenwriter * Germán Robles, Mexican actor * Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and comedian * Germán Villar, Spanish tenor Humanities and social sciences *Germán Arciniegas, Colombian essayist *Germán Carrera Damas, Venezuelan historian *Germán C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Marshal
Grand marshal is a ceremonial, military rank, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "marshal" with the first usage of the term "grand marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. The following are some additional usages of the term grand marshal: Court As a court (royal), court title, a grand marshal is normally the supreme court official in a government legislative branch. Some examples include: * ''Grootmaarschalk'' (in Dutch): The highest ''civilian'' official (not in the 'Military House') at the royal courts of Belgium (also ''grand maréchal'' in French). The Grand Marshal was often a member of the high nobility, namely Count Charles Jean d'Oultremont, who was Grand Marshal to King Leopold II of Belgium, Leopold II. This ceremonial function was abolished in 2006, during the reign of Albert II of Belgium, Albert II. * ''Marszalek wielki'': grand marshal (at the court) of Poland or of Lithuania Ceremonial * Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic counter-revolution in Mexico. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the '' Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)'' case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. The Peruvian Air Force was created. In Asia, the Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a minor conflict after the Chinese seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph Stalin expelled Leon Trotsky and adopted a policy of collectivization. The Grand Trunk Express began service in India. Rioting between Muslim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924
Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China holds its first National Congress, initiating a policy of alliance with the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communist Party. * January 21 – The Earl of Athlone is appointed Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, and High Commissioner for Southern Africa.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) * January 22 – [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
