Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda | |
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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 Lima, Peru | (aged 84)
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 |
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.
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.