José Rufino Echenique

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José Rufino Pompeyo Echenique Benavente (November 16, 1808 – June 16, 1887) served as the 12th President of Peru from 1851 to 1855.

José Rufino Echenique Benavente
12th President of Peru
In office
April 20, 1851 – January 5, 1855
Preceded byRamón Castilla
Succeeded byRamón Castilla
Personal details
BornNovember 16, 1808
Puno, Peru
DiedJune 16, 1887 (aged 78)
Lima, Peru
Military service
Allegiance Peru
Branch/servicePeruvian Army
Years of service1821–1854
RankBrigadier general
Battles/warsPeruvian War of Independence

1828 Peruvian–Bolivian War
1834 Peruvian Civil War
Gran Colombia–Peru War

1843–44 Peruvian Civil War

Liberal Revolution of 1854

He participated in the Peruvian War of Independence and the Peruvian Civil Wars of 1834 and 1843–44. Echenique won the 1851 Peruvian presidential election to succeed Ramón Castilla. Under his government, the first civil laws of Peru were promulgated, and slavery was abolished. The finalizing phase of the construction of the Tacna-Arica railroad was also completed.

Echenique was overthrown by a liberal revolution led by Ramón Castilla in 1855 after a ball hosted by his wife, Victoria Tristán. He served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1864, and President of the Senate from 1868 to 1871.[1]

His son, Juan Martín Echenique, was also active in Peruvian politics.

Echenique hosted the Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin and Gauguin's mother in his presidential home in central Lima from 1849 to 1854, during Gauguin's childhood.

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  1. ^ "JOSÉ RUFINO POMPEYO ECHENIQUE BENAVENTE". www.congreso.gob.pe. Retrieved Sep 28, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by President of Peru
1851–1855
Succeeded by