Nicolás de Piérola
Nicolás de Piérola | |
|---|---|
| 23rd President of Peru "Supreme Commander-in-Chief" (War of the Pacific) | |
| In office December 23, 1879 – November 28, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Luis La Puerta |
| Succeeded by | Francisco García Calderón |
| 31st President of Peru | |
| In office September 8, 1895 – September 8, 1899 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonio Bentín y La Fuente Manuel Antonio Barinaga Manuel Pablo Olaechea Guerrero Alejandro López de Romaña Alvizuri José Jorge Loayza |
| Vice President | Guillermo Billinghurst Augusto Seminario Váscones |
| Preceded by | Manuel Candamo |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1839 Arequipa, Peru |
| Died | June 23, 1913 (aged 74) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | National Party (1882-1884) Democratic Party (from 1884) |
| Spouse | Jesusa de Iturbide |
José Nicolás Baltasar Fernández de Piérola y Villena (known as "El Califa" ("The Caliph"); January 5, 1839 – June 23, 1913) was a Peruvian politician and Minister of Finance who served as the 23rd (1879 to 1881) and 31st (1895 to 1899) President of the Republic of Peru.
He founded the Democratic Party in 1889. In 1895, he overthrew the Andrés Avelino Cáceres government. As president, he implemented various political and economic reforms.