José María de Achá
José María de Achá | |
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Portrait by Antonio Villavicencio, Museo de Charcas, Sucre | |
| 14th President of Bolivia | |
| In office 4 May 1861 – 28 December 1864 Provisional: 4 May 1861 – 15 August 1862 Junta: 14 January 1861 – 4 May 1861 | |
| Preceded by | José María Linares (provisional) |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Melgarejo (provisional) |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 5 October 1858 – 14 January 1861 | |
| President | José María Linares |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Velasco Flor |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Cueto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José María de Achá Valiente 8 July 1810 Cochabamba, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Bolivia) |
| Died | 29 January 1868 (aged 57) Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrudis Antezana Filomena Guzmán |
| Parent(s) | Agapito de Achá Ana María Valiente |
| Signature | |
| Nickname | Yellow Leg |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bolivia |
| Branch/service | Bolivian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
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José María de Achá Valiente (8 July 1810 – 29 January 1868) was a Bolivian general who served as the 14th president of Bolivia from 1861 to 1864. He served in the battles of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and conspired against longtime dictator Manuel Isidoro Belzu (1848–55). Later, he was appointed Minister of War in the cabinet of another dictator, José María Linares (1857–61). In that capacity, he led the 1861 coup d'état that toppled Linares. Originally he governed as head of Junta, and then as sole leader of the revolutionary government but became constitutional president via elections. He was himself overthrown in the 1864 military coup carried out by General Mariano Melgarejo.