Manuel María Ponce Brousset

Manuel María Ponce Brousset (April 5, 1874 in Arequipa, Peru^[1] – July 18, 1966 in Lima^[2]) who briefly served as the President of Peru in August 1930.

Manuel María Ponce Brousset
Interim President of Peru
In office August 25, 1930 – August 27, 1930
Prime Minister	Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
Preceded by	Augusto B. Leguía
Succeeded by	Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
Personal details
Born	April 5, 1874 Arequipa, Peru
Died	July 18, 1966 (aged 92) Lima, Peru
Political party	Revolutionary Union

After Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro overthrew Augusto B. Leguía's eleven-year dictatorship through a coup d'état in Arequipa, Ponce assumed the two-day interim presidency until Sánchez Cerro arrived in Lima and was designated as Leguía's successor.^[3] Brousset died in July 18, 1966 at the age of 92.

References

1. Martín, José Carlos (1974). El general Manuel María Ponce (in Spanish). Compania de Impresiones y Publicidad. p. 7.
2. Martín, José Carlos (1974). El general Manuel María Ponce (in Spanish). Compania de Impresiones y Publicidad. p. 26.
3. Pease, Henry; Romero, Gonzalo (2014). La política en el Perú del siglo XX (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la PUCP. ISBN 978-612-4146-90-9.

Political offices
Preceded by Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo	President of Peru 1930	Succeeded by Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro