Óscar R. Benavides

President of Peru from 1933 to 1939

Óscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea (March 15, 1876 – July 2, 1945) was a Peruvian field marshal, diplomat, and politician who served as the 38th (via a coup d'état) and 42nd President of Peru, with his latter term (1933–1939) being a period of authoritarianism. In 1911, he commanded Peruvian forces in the Battle of La Pedrera against Colombia where Peru was victorious. Later, during his second presidency, he annulled the 1936 Peruvian general election, where his favored candidate Jorge Prado y Ugarteche appeared to be losing, and subsequently stayed on as president.

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