Guillermo Billinghurst
President of Peru
Died when: 63 years 336 days (767 months)Star Sign: Leo
Guillermo Enrique Billinghurst Angulo (Arica, July 27, 1851 – Iquique, June 28, 1915) was a Peruvian politician who served as the 37th President of Peru.
He succeeded Augusto B.Leguía, from 1912 to 1914.Billinghurst was of part English descent.The surname Billinghurst is a locational name 'of Billinghurst' a parish in Sussex, England.
During his presidency, Billinghurst became embroiled in an increasingly bitter series of conflicts with Congress, ranging from proposed advanced social legislation to settlement of the Tacna-Arica dispute.
This provoked a military uprising organized by civilian opponents to his regime who used the military to carry out a coup.
As a result of the uprising, Billinghurst was sent into exile in Chile where he died shortly thereafter.
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