Augusto B. Leguía

Augusto B. Leguía
Official portrait, c.1908–1912
36th and 40th President of Peru
In office
12 October 1919  25 August 1930
Prime Minister
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  • Melitón Porras Osores
  • Germán Leguía y Martínez
  • Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo
  • Alejandro Maguiña
  • Pedro José Rada y Gamio
  • Benjamín Huamán de los Heros
  • Fernando Sarmiento Ramírez
Vice President
Preceded byHimself (Provisional President)
Succeeded byManuel Ponce (Military Junta)
In office
24 September 1908  24 September 1912
Prime Minister
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Vice President
Preceded byJosé Pardo y Barreda
Succeeded byGuillermo Billinghurst
Provisional President of Peru
Coup d'état
In office
4 July 1919  12 October 1919
Prime Minister
  • Mariano Cornejo Zenteno
  • Melitón Porras Osores
Preceded byJosé Pardo y Barreda (Constitutional President)
Succeeded byHimself (Constitutional President)
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
24 September 1904  1 August 1907
PresidentJosé Pardo y Barreda
Preceded byAlberto Elmore
Succeeded byAgustín Tovar Aguilar
Minister of Finance and Commerce
In office
8 September 1903  1 August 1907
President
Prime Minister
  • José Pardo y Barreda
  • Alberto Elmore
  • Himself
Preceded byPablo Sarria
Succeeded byGermán Schreiber
Personal details
Born(1863-02-19)19 February 1863
Lambayeque, Peru
Died6 February 1932(1932-02-06) (aged 68)
Callao, Peru
Political partyReformist Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
Civilista Party (until 1920)
ProfessionEconomist

Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo (19 February 1863 – 6 February 1932) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru from 1908 to 1912 and from 1919 to 1930, the latter term known as the "Oncenio" after its eleven-year length.