Pedro Diez Canseco

Pedro Diez Canseco
15th and 18th President of Peru
In office
April 9, 1863  August 5, 1863
Prime MinisterJuan Antonio Pezet
Vice PresidentJuan Antonio Pezet
Pedro Diez Canseco
Preceded byRamón Castilla
Succeeded byJuan Antonio Pezet
In office
January 7, 1868  August 2, 1868
Prime MinisterAntonio Arenas
Preceded byMariano Ignacio Prado
Succeeded byJosé Balta
Interim President of Peru
In office
November 8, 1865  November 28, 1865
Prime MinisterMariano Ignacio Prado
Preceded byJuan Antonio Pezet
Succeeded byMariano Ignacio Prado
Personal details
BornJanuary 31, 1815
DiedApril 3, 1893(1893-04-03) (aged 78)

Pedro Diez Canseco Corbacho (January 31, 1815 in Arequipa, Viceroyalty of Peru – April 3, 1893 in Chorrillos, Peru) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as President of Peru in 1863 and again in 1868; he also served as Interim President of Peru in 1865. He served as the second vice president from October 1862 to 1863. He was the brother of Francisco Diez Canseco, and a great-grandfather of Fernando Belaunde Terry.