Augusto Leguía
President of Peru (1863-1932) · Politicians · Died at 68
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Something wrong?Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo 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.
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Leguía portrayed on the cover of Time (1930)
During Leguía's presidency, Peru celebrated its centenary from its independence from Spain.
Leguía's name figures prominently on the diploma which accompanied the commemorative decoration awarded to Captain Ernesto Burzagli of the Italian Royal Navy when his ship visited Peru as part of a round-the-world voyage.
Statue of Augusto B. Leguía in LambayequeAwards
Politicians born in the 1860s 6
About this person
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1932 · aged 68
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