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José Miguel de Velasco Franco

1795 - 1859

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José Miguel de Velasco Franco (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse miˈɣel de βeˈlasko ˈfɾaŋko] ; 29 September 1795 – 13 October 1859) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the fourth president of Bolivia on four occasions: 1828, 1829, 1839–1841, and 1848. Velasco also served as the second vice president from 1829 to 1835 under Andrés de Santa Cruz, though the first two of his terms were as vice president-designate, pending Santa Cruz's arrival to the country. Velasco was involved throughout his life in early Bolivian politics and was the protagonist of two of the moments of greatest instability in the country. A key figure in the continuity of the presidential system in which he played the role of acting president twice, he participated in several uprisings and counted figures such as José Ballivián and Manuel Isidoro Belzu as his political rivals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Miguel de Velasco Franco is the 15,999th most popular politician (down from 14,336th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Bolivia (down from 35th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Bolivian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Miguel de Velasco Franco ranks 15,999 out of 19,576Before him are Leopold Skulski, Sharad Pawar, Máximo Santos, José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez, Varlam Avanesov, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. After him are Æthelred I of Northumbria, Norbert Hofer, Frank Knox, Ro Khanna, George Washington Goethals, and Susan Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, José Miguel de Velasco Franco ranks 60Before him are Pedro María de Anaya, George Peabody, Christian Friedrich Ecklon, John P. Kennedy, Pedro Blanco Soto, and John Francis Davis. After him are Charles Sturt, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Vasily Perovsky, Benizelos Roufos, Benjamin Franklin Butler, and Frances Wright. Among people deceased in 1859, José Miguel de Velasco Franco ranks 57Before him are Heinrich Zollinger, John Walker, Prince William of Baden, Thaddeus Bulgarin, Mirabeau B. Lamar, and Sydney, Lady Morgan. After him are Mountstuart Elphinstone, Juan Bautista Ceballos, Charles Hamilton Smith, Bakht Khan, George M. Bibb, and Richard Rush.

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In Bolivia

Among people born in Bolivia, José Miguel de Velasco Franco ranks 69 out of 105Before him are Jorge Valderrama (1906), Miguel Murillo (1898), Agustín Morales (1808), Jorge Córdova (1822), Rafael Méndez (1904), and Segundo Durandal (1912). After him are Diógenes Lara (1903), Mariano Baptista (1831), Tomás Monje (1884), Eliodoro Villazón (1848), Néstor Guillén (1890), and Gumercindo Gómez (1907).

Among POLITICIANS In Bolivia

Among politicians born in Bolivia, José Miguel de Velasco Franco ranks 47Before him are José María Pérez de Urdininea (1784), Jorge Quiroga (1960), Carlos Quintanilla (1888), Pedro Blanco Soto (1795), Agustín Morales (1808), and Jorge Córdova (1822). After him are Mariano Baptista (1831), Tomás Monje (1884), Eliodoro Villazón (1848), Néstor Guillén (1890), Tomás Frías (1805), and Adolfo Ballivián (1831).