Gustavo Jiménez (5 April 1886 – 15 March 1933) was a

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who served as Interim President of Peru, officially as the President of the Provisional Government Junta, in 1931. Jiménez, who was born in

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, organised one of several uprisings that led to the fall of the government of

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. After the nomination of General

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as the new provisional president, Jiménez kept his supporters under arms since he did not agree with the decision. Following the replacement of Sánchez Cerro with

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, Jiménez returned to Lima on 5 March 1931. After entering the presidential palace and a negotiation with Elías, Jiménez became the new president, even though David Samanez Ocampo had been expected to take over presidential power that day. Due to the continuing unrest in the country and strong resistance against Jiménez from the Navy, Jiménez turned power over to David Samanez Ocampo on 11 March. He died in

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