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Roque Sáenz Peña
12th President of Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roque José Antonio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Sáenz Peña Lahitte (19 March 1851 – 9 August 1914) was an Argentine politician and lawyer who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1910 to his death in office on 9 August 1914. He was the son of former president Luis Sáenz Peña.[1] He was a candidate for an internal, modernist line within the National Autonomist Party.[2]
Roque Sáenz Peña | |
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President of Argentina | |
In office 12 October 1910 – 9 August 1914 | |
Vice President | Victorino de la Plaza |
Preceded by | José Figueroa Alcorta |
Succeeded by | Victorino de la Plaza |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
In office 30 June 1890 – 4 August 1890 | |
President | Miguel Juárez Celman |
Preceded by | Amancio Alcorta |
Succeeded by | Eduardo Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | Roque Sáenz Peña Lahitte (1851-03-19)19 March 1851 Buenos Aires, Argentine Confederation |
Died | 9 August 1914(1914-08-09) (aged 63) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires |
Political party | National Autonomist Party |
Spouse |
Rosa Isidora González Delgado
(m. 1887) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Cipriana Lahitte (mother) Luis Sáenz Peña (father) |
Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Branch/service | Argentine Army Peruvian Army |
Rank | Brigadier General (of Peru) |
Battles/wars | Revolution of 1874 War of the Pacific |
He was responsible for passing Law 8871, known as "Sáenz Peña Law", which greatly reformed the Argentine electoral system, making the vote secret, universal and compulsory for males over 18. This effectively ended the rule by electoral fraud of the conservative Argentine oligarchy, the Generation of '80, and paved the way for the rise of the Radical Civic Union in the first free elections of the country.