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Andres Avelino Caceres
Andres Avelino Caceres Dorregaray was twice President of Peru during the 19th century, 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.
Early years
Andres Avelino Caceres was born on February 4, 1833, in the city of Ayacucho.Jorge Basadre, Historia de la Republica del Peru, Vol. VI, p. 281. His father, Domingo Caceres, was a landowner and his mother, Justa Dorregaray, a housewife. He studied at the ...
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