Justiniano Borgoño

Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda
President of Peru
In office
1 April 1894  10 August 1894
Preceded by Remigio Morales Bermúdez
Succeeded by Andrés Avelino Cáceres
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
24 August 1891  14 October 1891
Preceded by Federico Herrera
Succeeded by Federico Herrera
Personal details
Born September 5, 1836
Trujillo, Peru
Died January 27, 1921(1921-01-27) (aged 84)
Lima, Peru
Political party Constitutional Party
Spouse(s) Jesús Salas de la Torre Urraca
Relations Pedro Antonio Borgoño (father) and Manuela Castañeda y Madalengoitia (mother)
Profession military

Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda (September 5, 1836 January 27, 1921) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who briefly occupied the Presidency of Peru during 1894.

Borgoño was born in Trujillo, Peru, and became a military officer, fighting in the War of the Pacific.[1]

He entered politics as a member of the Constitutional Party. Upon the death of Remigio Morales Bermúdez in 1894, Borgoño was appointed caretaker president until the next election.[2] He was succeeded as President by Andrés Avelino Cáceres. He died in Lima, Peru.

See also

References

  1. William F. Sater (2007). Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884. U of Nebraska Press. p. 335. ISBN 0-8032-0759-X.
  2. Jeffrey S. Dixon; Meredith Reid Sarkees (13 October 2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816-2014. SAGE Publications. p. 2009. ISBN 978-1-5063-1798-4.
Political offices
Preceded by
Federico Herrera
Prime Minister of Peru
1891
Succeeded by
Federico Herrera
Preceded by
Remigio Morales Bermúdez
Interim President of Peru
1894
Succeeded by
Andrés Avelino Cáceres
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