Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
Miguel Sánchez Cerro | |
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Cerro c. 1930 | |
| 41st President of Peru | |
| In office December 8, 1931 – April 30, 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | Germán Arenas y Loayza Francisco Lanatta Luis A. Flores Ricardo Rivadeneyra Carlos Zavala Loayza José Matías Manzanilla |
| Preceded by | David Samanez |
| Succeeded by | Oscar R. Benavides |
| President of the Military Government Junta of Peru | |
| In office August 27, 1930 – March 1, 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Antonio Beingolea |
| Preceded by | Manuel Ponce |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Leoncio Elías |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office August 28, 1930 – November 24, 1930 | |
| President | Manuel María Ponce Brousset Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro |
| Preceded by | Fernando Sarmiento |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Beingolea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1889 Piura, Peru |
| Died | April 30, 1933 (aged 43) Lima, Peru |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Revolutionary Union |
| Alma mater | San Miguel de Piura School Chorrillos Military School Saint-Cyr Military School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Peru |
| Branch/service | Peruvian Army Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1930 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Spanish Foreign Legion |
| Battles/wars | 1914 Peruvian coup d'état (WIA) 1915 Puno Rebellion 1922 Peruvian coup d'état attempt (WIA) Rif War (WIA) 1930 Peruvian coup d'état Colombia–Peru War X |
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1933) was a high-ranking Peruvian army officer, revolutionary, nationalist and politician who served as the 41st President of Peru, from 1931 to 1933 as well as Interim President of Peru, officially as the President of the Provisional Government Junta, from 1930 to 1931. On August 22, 1930, as a lieutenant-colonel, he overturned the eleven-year dictatorship of Augusto B. Leguía after a coup d'état in Arequipa.
Following Leguía's resignation, Manuel Ponce was interim president until Sánchez was chosen on August 27. The new president flew to Lima and himself served as provisional president until the military with whom he had effected the coup forced him into exile after six months in office.
Having experienced multiple assassination attempts and coup attempts during his time in power, he was ultimately assassinated on April 30, 1933 by Abelardo de Mendoza, a member of the suppressed APRA Party.