Andrés Avelino Cáceres

President of Peru

November 10, 1836 Ayacucho, Peru

October 10, 1923(1923-10-10) (86) Lima, Peru

August 10, 1894 – March 20, 1895

Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (November 10, 1836 – October 10, 1923) served as the President of Peru three times during the 19th century, from 1881 to 1882 as the 34th President of Peru, then from 1886 to 1890 as the 36th President of Peru, and again from 1894 to 1895 as the 38th President of Peru. In Peru, he is considered a national hero for leading the resistance to Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), where he fought as a General in the Peruvian Army.