Andrés Avelino Cáceres
| Andrés Avelino Cáceres | |
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| 24th President of Peru | |
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In office October 28, 1883 – December 3, 1885 |
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| Preceded by | Lizardo Montero |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Arenas |
| 25th President of Peru | |
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In office June 5, 1886 – August 10, 1890 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Arenas |
| Succeeded by | Remigio Morales |
| 27th President of Peru | |
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In office August 10, 1894 – March 20, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Justiniano Borgoño |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Candamo |
| Personal details | |
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November 10, 1836 Ayacucho |
| Died | October 10, 1923 (aged 86) Lima |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Political party | Constitutional Party |
| Spouse(s) | Antonia Moreno Leyva |
Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (November 10, 1836 – October 10, 1923) was three times President of Peru during the 19th century, from 1884 to 1885, then from 1886 to 1890, and again from 1894 to 1895. In Peru, he is considered a national hero for leading the resistance to Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), where he fought as a General in the Peruvian Army.
Andrés Avelino Cáceres was born on November 10, 1836, in the city of Ayacucho. His father, Don Domingo Cáceres y Ore, was a landowner and his mother, Justa Dorregaray Cueva, daughter of the Spanish colonel Demetrio Dorregaray. He was mestizo; one of his maternal ancestors was Catalina Wanka, an Incaica-Wanka princess. He studied at the Colegio San Ramón (Spanish: San Ramón School) in his hometown.
In 1854, Cáceres abandoned his studies and joined the Ayacucho Battalion as a cadet. As part of this unit, he participated in the rebellion led by General Ramón Castilla against President José Rufino Echenique, which ended with the victory of the former at the Battle of La Palma (January 5, 1855).
Afterwards, he quickly ascended through the military, obtaining the rank of Second Lieutenant later that year and that of Lieutenant in 1857. Between 1857 and 1859 he actively supported Ramón Castilla's government against a rebellion by former president Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco. During the fighting, Cáceres was severely wounded in the left eye.
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