Sebastián Ágreda
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Sebastián Ágreda | |
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7th President of Bolivia | |
In office 10 June 1841 – 9 July 1841 | |
Preceded by | José Miguel de Velasco |
Succeeded by | Mariano Enrique Calvo |
Minister of War | |
In office 11 May 1863 – 28 December 1864 | |
President | José María de Achá |
Preceded by | Juan Sánchez |
Succeeded by | Juan Sánchez |
In office 19 September 1862 – 22 December 1862 | |
President | José María de Achá |
Preceded by | Celedonio Ávila |
Succeeded by | Juan Sánchez |
In office 29 February 1848 – 4 October 1848 | |
President | José Miguel de Velasco |
Preceded by | Manuel Isidoro Belzu |
Succeeded by | Felipe Álvarez |
Personal details | |
Born | 1795 Potosí, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Bolivia) |
Died | 18 December 1875 La Paz, Bolivia | (aged 79–80)
Nationality | Bolivian |
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Sebastián Ágreda (1795 – 18 December 1875) was Bolivian general who served briefly as the de facto 7th President of Bolivia for 29 days in 1841. In addition to his short term as president, he also held a number of other governmental roles as well as being a prominent figure in the Bolivian military.
A native of Potosí, Ágreda had fought in the battles of Junin and Ayacucho under Antonio José de Sucre, for which the Grand Marshal rewarded him as commander of the Military College in Chuquisaca. Later still, he was appointed commander of the Army by Andrés de Santa Cruz, and was considered a national hero for heading the Bolivian forces that routed Argentina at the Battle of Montenegro (1838). A loyal supporter of the Grand Marshal, in June 1841 General Ágreda succeeded in removing Gen. José Miguel de Velasco from power, installing himself as de facto ruler pending the return of Santa Cruz. He only controlled portions of the Army and, moreover, faced the opposition of the venerated members of Congress, with whom he had clashed since they insisted on naming one of their now to the post of Provisional President. After only a month in power, he agreed to leave provided Congress name a pro-Santa Cruz Provisional President until Santa Cruz himself could return to rule. This done, he left the Government Palace, and remained a respected war hero. Indeed, he became an elder statesman of sorts, serving as ambassador abroad and member of the Cabinet under José Ballivián, and Prefect of La Paz and Chuquisaca in his latter years (chiefly in the administrations of Jorge Córdova and José María Achá). He died at the age of 80 in La Paz.
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