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Gregorio Pacheco
Gregorio Pacheco Leyes (b. 1823 - d. 1899) was the constitutional President of Bolivia from 1884 to 1888. A native of Potosi, Pacheco won a disputed election that was a virtual three-way tie between him, Conservative leader Aniceto Arce, and Liberal chief Eliodoro Camacho. Pacheco was a wealthy man and the country's foremost philanthropist. Although conservative by temperament, he was originally not a member of Arce's party, and ran against him, as well as against the Liberals, on the basis of his personal resources and fame as an efficient administrator. Arce, in fact, initially resented Pacheco's intrusion in politics, understanding ...
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