- Juan Crisóstomo Torrico
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico González (born
January 21 1808 inLima ,Peru ; diedMarch 27 1875 inParis ,France ) was President of Peru during a brief period in 1842.Torrico González participated in the army of
José de San Martín . He subsequently joined the ranks ofAgustín Gamarra and participated under his leadership campaigns against thePeru-Bolivian Confederation , where the Peruvian forces were defeated in 1841 and Gamarra died in the battle of Ingavi onNovember 18 1841 .After Gamarra's death,
Manuel Menéndez assumed the presidency of Peru. Torrico González launched a successful coup d'etat against Manuel Menéndez and assumed the presidency of Peru. His grab for power was short-lived since Peru was suffering various civil wars and Torrico González was ousted during that same year byJuan Francisco de Vidal .Torrico González found refuge in
Bolivia , where he conspired against Vidal and then againstManuel Ignacio de Vivanco . He returned to Peru after the fall of Vivanco's government in 1844. He was subsequently named Minister of the Economy and Finances duringRamón Castilla 's government and later became Peru's ambassador to France underJuan Antonio Pezet .He died in Paris in 1875.
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List of Presidents of Peru
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