Roberto Leguía (1866-1930) was the first
Vice President of Peru
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from 1912 to 1914.
Early life
Leguía was born in 1866 in
Lambayeque, Peru
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. His father was Nicanor Leguía y Duarte and mother was María del Carmendo Salcedo. His brother was
Augusto B. Leguía
Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo (19 February 1863 – 6 February 1932) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru from 1908 to 1912 and from 1919 to 1930, the latter term known as the " Oncenio" after its eleven-year length. ...
, military dictator of Peru.
He is a descendant of a
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immigrant named Estaquio Leguía, who was a tobacco farmer. Leguía also engaged in agriculture in early life.
Political career
Leguía served as
President of the Chamber of Deputies
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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
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the provisional president. Later he sought refuge at the Italian embassy.
During the dictatorship of his brother, he returned to Peru and served as
President of the Senate
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from 1927 to 1930.
He resigned after his brother was overthrown in another military coup.
Death
Leguía died in
Lima
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, Peru in 1930.
Bibliography
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Basadre Grohmann, Jorge: ''Historia de la República del Perú (1822 - 1933)'', Volume 12, 13 and 14. Editada por la Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A. Lima, 2005. (V.12) - (V.13) - (V.14)
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Tauro del Pino, Alberto: ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú''. Third Edition. Volume 9, JAB/LLO. Lima, PEISA, 2001.
References
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Leguía family
Vice presidents of Peru
Presidents of the Senate of Peru
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru
1866 births
1930 deaths
Date of birth missing