Manuel María Ponce Brousset (April 5, 1874 in Arequipa, Peru[1] – July 18, 1966 in Lima[2]) who briefly served as the President of Peru in August 1930.
Manuel María Ponce Brousset | |
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| Interim President of Peru | |
| In office August 25, 1930 – August 27, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Augusto B. Leguía |
| Succeeded by | Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro |
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| Born | April 5, 1874 Arequipa, Peru |
| Died | July 18, 1966 (aged 92) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Revolutionary Union |
After Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro overthrew Augusto B. Leguía's eleven-year dictatorship in Arequipa, Ponce assumed the two-day interim presidency until Sánchez Cerro arrived in Lima and was designated as Leguía's successor.[3] Brousset died in July 18, 1966 at the age of 92.
References edit
- ^ Martín, José Carlos (1974). El general Manuel María Ponce (in Spanish). Compania de Impresiones y Publicidad. p. 7.
- ^ Martín, José Carlos (1974). El general Manuel María Ponce (in Spanish). Compania de Impresiones y Publicidad. p. 26.
- ^ Pease, Henry; Romero, Gonzalo (2014). La política en el Perú del siglo XX (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la PUCP. ISBN 978-612-4146-90-9.
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