Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda (September 5, 1836 – January 27, 1921) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who briefly served as Interim Caretaker of Peru, officially as the President of the Government Junta, during 1894.
Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda | |
|---|---|
 Borgoño in 1885 | |
| 29th President of Peru | |
| In office 1 April 1894 – 10 August 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Remigio Morales Bermúdez |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Avelino Cáceres |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 24 August 1891 – 14 October 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Federico Herrera |
| Succeeded by | Federico Herrera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1836 Trujillo, Peru |
| Died | January 27, 1921 (aged 84) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Constitutional Party |
| Spouse | Jesús Salas de la Torre Urraca |
| Relations | Pedro Antonio Borgoño (father), Manuela Castañeda y Madalengoitia (mother) and Dr Miguel Castañeda (great great great nephew) |
| Profession | military |
Borgoño was born in Trujillo, Peru, and became a military officer, fighting in the War of the Pacific.[1]
He entered politics as a member of the Constitutional Party. He served as the second vice president from 1890 to 1894.[2] Upon the death of Remigio Morales Bermúdez in 1894, Borgoño was appointed caretaker president until the next election.[3] He was succeeded as President by Andrés Avelino Cáceres. He died in Lima, Peru.
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- ^ William F. Sater (2007). Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884. U of Nebraska Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-8032-0759-2.
- ^ Abog. Freddy Ronald Centurión González. "LA INSTITUCIÓN DE LA VICEPRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA EN LA CONSTITUCIÓN PERUANA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ Jeffrey S. Dixon; Meredith Reid Sarkees (13 October 2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816-2014. SAGE Publications. p. 2009. ISBN 978-1-5063-1798-4.