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Juan Esteban Pedernera

1796 - 1886

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Juan Esteban Pedernera (December 25, 1796 – February 1, 1886) was interim President of Argentina during a brief period in 1861. Born in 1796 in San Luis Province, he studied in a Franciscan monastery when young, and left his studies to join the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers being summoned by José de San Martín to fight in the War of Independence against Spanish rule. In 1815, he fought in the Battles of Chacabuco and Battle of Maipú, in Chile; and then in the campaign to liberate Peru. He was imprisoned by the Spanish during the former campaign in Chiloé Island, but managed to escape and rejoin his army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Esteban Pedernera is the 12,890th most popular politician (down from 12,571st in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 302nd in 2019) and the 64th most popular Argentinean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan Esteban Pedernera ranks 12,890 out of 19,576Before him are Sarah Sanders, V. J. Sukselainen, Jean Van Houtte, Henry Ireton, Pascual Orozco, and Fyodor Dan. After him are Khamerernebty I, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Tom Perez, Stylianos Gonatas, Baltacı Mehmet Pasha, and Jan de Quay.

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Among people born in 1796, Juan Esteban Pedernera ranks 43Before him are Horace Mann, Fernán Caballero, Manto Mavrogenous, Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Antun Mihanović, and George Catlin. After him are Anton Pann, Pyotr Anjou, Nikolai Turczaninow, Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, Franz von Schober, and Antonios Kriezis. Among people deceased in 1886, Juan Esteban Pedernera ranks 37Before him are Frederick Guthrie, Eugène Isabey, Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, Albert Küchler, Gustav Fischer, and Pyotr Tkachev. After him are Ivan Aksakov, Leopold Zunz, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, Richard Dadd, Edmond Laguerre, and Paul Bert.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan Esteban Pedernera ranks 288 out of 1,154Before him are Juan José Saer (1937), Virginia Bolten (1876), Leonardo Favio (1938), Azucena Villaflor (1924), José Ramos Delgado (1935), and Santiago Derqui (1809). After him are Pascual Pérez (1926), Juan Pablo Sorín (1976), Abel Balbo (1966), Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1922), Héctor Méndez (1897), and Norberto Alonso (1953).

Among POLITICIANS In Argentina

Among politicians born in Argentina, Juan Esteban Pedernera ranks 64Before him are Luis Moreno Ocampo (1952), José López Rega (1916), Carlos Anaya (1777), Arturo Rawson (1885), Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785), and Santiago Derqui (1809). After him are Alberto Zorrilla (1906), Manuel Quintana (1835), José Figueroa Alcorta (1860), Gervasio Antonio de Posadas (1757), Juan Martín de Pueyrredón (1777), and Manuel Dorrego (1787).