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Victorino de la Plaza y Palacios (November 2, 1840 - October 2, 1919) was President of Argentina from 9 August 1914 to 11 October 1916. Second son of José Roque Mariano de la Plaza Elejalde and Manuela de la Silva Palacios; his older brother, Rafael de la Plaza, was also a politician and acted as governor of Santiago del Estero Province. He studied law in Buenos Aires and obtained his doctorate in 1868. Was secretary of Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield and collaborated on the writing of the Argentine Civil Code. Was Treasury Minister under Nicolás Avellaneda (1876), later Interventor in Corrientes Province (1878) and Foreign Minister (1882) and Treasury (1883-1885) during the first Julio Argentino Roca administration. Was elected vicepresident for the National Union presided by Roque Sáenz Peña in 1910. He assumed the presidency after the death of Sáenz Peña and governed between 1914 and 1916. Died of pneumonia after retiring from politics. Category:Presidents of Argentina Category:Vice-Presidents of Argentina Category:Foreign ministers of Argentina Category:Argentine lawyers Category:1840 births Category:1919 deaths Category:People from Salta Province Category:University of Buenos Aires alumni Category:National Autonomist Party politicians an:Victorino de la Plaza ca:Victorino de la Plaza es:Victorino de la Plaza fr:Victorino de la Plaza gl:Victorino de la Plaza io:Victorino de la Plaza it:Victorino de la Plaza ka:ვიქტორინო დე ლა პლასა oc:Victorino de la Plaza pt:Victorino de la Plaza uk:Вікторіно де ла Пласа yo:Victorino de la Plaza zh:维克托里诺·德拉普拉萨 |
