Guillermo Billinghurst
Politician
1851 – 1915
Who was Guillermo Billinghurst?
Guillermo Enrique Billinghurst Angulo was a Peruvian politician. He succeeded Augusto B. Leguía as President of Peru from 1912 to 1914. Billinghurst was of 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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- Born
- Jul 27, 1851
Arica - Also known as
- Guillermo Billinghurst Angulo
- Nationality
- Peru
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 28, 1915
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on July 23, 2013
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