Manuel Candamo
| Manuel González de Candamo e Iriarte | |
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| Interim President (President of the Government Junta) of Peru | |
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In office March 20, 1895 – September 8, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Andrés Avelino Cáceres |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás de Piérola |
| 41st President of Peru | |
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In office September 8, 1903 – May 7, 1904 |
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| Preceded by | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| Succeeded by | Serapio Calderón |
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July 14, 1841 Lima, Peru 
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| Died | May 7, 1904 (aged 62) Arequipa, Peru
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| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Political party | Civilista Party |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Álvarez-Calderón |
Manuel González de Candamo e Iriarte (14 July 1841 – May 7, 1904) served as the 41st President of Peru from 1903 until his death in 1904. He also served as Interim President of Peru, officially as the President of the Government Junta, from September 8, 1903 until May 7, the following year.
Born in a wealthy family, Manuel was the son of Pedro González de Candamo e Astorga (Puerto de Valparaiso, Chile, 30 June 1799 - Lima, 22 January 1866), Peruvian Ambassador - then the richest man in Peru -, and wife (1825) María de las Mercedes Iriarte e Odria; paternal grandson of Alfonso González de Candamo y Prieto (born in Asturias the son of Gaspar González de Candamo and wife Eulalia Prieto) and wife Petronila de Astorga y Urizar (born in Valparaiso) and maternal grandson of Pedro Ignacio Iriarte y Velasco-Patiño, Mine owner from Huancayo, who bought the Hacienda Lobatón in 1819 and half of the Hacienda Cónsac, and wife Paula Odria y Granados, daughter of the owners of Hacienda Rumichaca Juan Ignacio Odria and wife Manuela Granados, sister of Marcelo Granados (La Asunción de Mito, 1758 - ?), Governor of La Trinidad de Huancayo.
Manuel Candamo spend his early years in the "Colegio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe". After graduating from High School, he was accepted in the National University of San Marcos, where he obtained a bachelor's degree on Jurisprudence.
In 1863, Cándamo started to work for "El Comercio", one of the oldest newspapers in the capital. From there, he was a harsh critic of President Juan Antonio Pezet and the "Vivanco-Pareja Treaty", specifically for the way of how the government was handling the diplomatic crisis with Spain. For his actions, he was exiled to Chile, returning only after Mariano Ignacio Prado's successfully launched a coup against Pezet.
After the revolution, he was an active supporter of Prado during the Chincha Islands War. When the Peruvian Congress refused to recognize Prado's government, Cándamo traveled to Chile as part of the Peruvian diplomatic mission. He did not stay on Chile, and left that country for Europe and Asia.
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