Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente (8 September 1796 – 14 March 1878) was a

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vian

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who also served in the

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. He briefly served as

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from June 7 to September 1, 1829. Gutiérrez de la Fuente was born in the silver-mining town of

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, Peru (now

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), in 1796. He was an officer in the Spanish forces, before joining the rebellion for independence. Strong partisan of

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they supported the 1823 coup. De la Fuente and

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were made governors of southern States after Peruvian independence, with de la Fuente in charge of

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. In 1826 they considered separating from Peru, but instead lead the movement to overthrow the government of

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with de la Fuente being named

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and taking the position of the President of the Republic until the General

succeeded him. Gutiérrez de la Fuente served as the

from 1 September 1829 to 16 April 1831. He served as the

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in 1849 and from 1851 to 1853. He died in

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in 1878.

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* * 1796 births 1878 deaths Presidents of Peru Vice presidents of Peru Presidents of the Senate of Peru Peruvian people of Spanish descent {{Peru-politician-stub