Justiniano Borgoño

Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda (September 5, 1836 – January 27, 1921) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who briefly served as Interim Caretaker of Peru, officially as the President of the Government Junta, during 1894.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borgoño and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.
Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda
Borgoño in 1885
29th President of Peru
In office
1 April 1894 – 10 August 1894
Preceded byRemigio Morales Bermúdez
Succeeded byAndrés Avelino Cáceres
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
24 August 1891 – 14 October 1891
Preceded byFederico Herrera
Succeeded byFederico Herrera
Personal details
BornSeptember 5, 1836
Trujillo, Peru
DiedJanuary 27, 1921(1921-01-27) (aged 84)
Lima, Peru
Political partyConstitutional Party
SpouseJesús Salas de la Torre Urraca
RelationsPedro Antonio Borgoño (father), Manuela Castañeda y Madalengoitia (mother) and Dr Miguel Castañeda (great great great nephew)
Professionmilitary

Borgoño was born in Trujillo, Peru, and became a military officer, fighting in the War of the Pacific.[1]

He entered politics as a member of the Constitutional Party. He served as the second vice president from 1890 to 1894.[2] Upon the death of Remigio Morales Bermúdez in 1894, Borgoño was appointed caretaker president until the next election.[3] He was succeeded as President by Andrés Avelino Cáceres. He died in Lima, Peru.

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References
  1. William F. Sater (2007). Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884. U of Nebraska Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-8032-0759-2.
  2. Abog. Freddy Ronald Centurión González. "LA INSTITUCIÓN DE LA VICEPRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA EN LA CONSTITUCIÓN PERUANA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. Jeffrey S. Dixon; Meredith Reid Sarkees (13 October 2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816-2014. SAGE Publications. p. 2009. ISBN 978-1-5063-1798-4.
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