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Andrés Avelino Cáceres

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Lifespan

1833 – 1923

185018751900War of the Pacific · 1879-1884Battle of Miraflores — January 15, 1881 · Peru · War of the Pacific

Active service 1881 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 48.

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Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray was a Peruvian politician and general who served as the President of Peru, from 1886 to 1890 as the 27th president, and again from 1894 to 1895 as the 30th. He is considered a Peruvian national hero for leading the resistance against the Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), in which he fought as a general in the Peruvian Army.

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Battles (1)

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