José Rufino Pompeyo Echenique Benavente (November 16, 1808 in

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, Peru – June 16, 1887 in

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, Peru) served as the 12th

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from 1851 to 1855. He participated in the

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. In 1851, Echenique won the presidential elections to succeed

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. Under his government, the first civil laws of Peru were promulgated, and slavery was abolished. The finalizing phase of the construction of the

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railroad was also completed. Echenique was overthrown by a liberal revolution led by Ramón Castilla in 1855 after a ball hosted by his wife,

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. He served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1864, and President of the Senate from 1868 to 1871. His son,

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, was also active in Peruvian politics. Echenique hosted the

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and Gauguin's mother in his presidential home in central Lima from 1849 to 1854, during Gauguin's childhood.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Echenique Benavente, Jose Rufino 1808 births 1887 deaths People from Puno Region Peruvian people of Basque descent Presidents of Peru Presidents of the Senate of Peru Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru Freemasons

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