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Manuel Quintana 15th President of Argentina In office
October 12, 1904 – March 12, 1906Vice President José Figueroa Preceded by Julio A. Roca Succeeded by José Figueroa Personal details Born October 19, 1835
Buenos AiresDied March 12, 1906 (aged 70)
Buenos AiresNationality Argentine Political party National Autonomist Party Profession Lawyer Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona (October 19, 1835 – March 12, 1906) was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office.
On August 11, 1905, Manuel Quintana and his wife, Susana Rodríguez Viana de Quintana, suffered an attack against their lives, when a Catalan anarchist shot at the presidential vehicle. The attempt failed and the president and the first lady survived.
Seriously ill, the president died in his private residence in Belgrano, on March 12, 1906.
Manuel Quintana was buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.
Preceded by
Julio A.RocaPresident of Argentina
1904–1906Succeeded by
José FigueroaHeads of state of Argentina May Revolution and Independence War Period
up to Asamblea del Año XIII (1810–1814)Supreme Directors of the United Provinces
of the Río de la Plata (1814–1820)Unitarian Republic – First Presidential Government (1826–1827) Pacto Federal and Argentine Confederation (1827–1862) National Organization – Argentine Republic (1862–1880) Generation of '80 – Oligarchic Republic (1880–1916) First Radical Civic Union terms,
after Universal (Male) Suffrage (1916–1930)Infamous Decade (1930–1943) Revolution of '43 military dictatorships (1943–1946) First Peronist terms (1946–1955) Revolución Libertadora military dictatorships (1955–1958) Fragile civilian governments – Proscription of Peronism (1958–1966) Revolución Argentina military dictatorships (1966–1973) Return of Perón (1973–1976) National Reorganization Process military dictatorships (1976–1983) Return to Democracy (1983–present) Categories:- 1835 births
- 1906 deaths
- People from Buenos Aires
- Presidents of Argentina
- Argentine lawyers
- University of Buenos Aires alumni
- National Autonomist Party politicians
- Argentine politician stubs
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