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Nicolás de Piérola

1839 - 1913

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José Nicolás Baltasar Fernández de Piérola y Villena (known as "El Califa" ("The Caliph"); January 5, 1839 – June 23, 1913) was a Peruvian politician and Minister of Finance who served as the 23rd (1879 to 1881) and 31st (1895 to 1899) President of the Republic of Peru. He founded the Democratic Party in 1889. In 1895, he overthrew the Andrés Avelino Cáceres government. As president, he implemented various political and economic reforms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolás de Piérola is the 14,032nd most popular politician (down from 13,683rd in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Peru (down from 79th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Peruvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicolás de Piérola ranks 14,032 out of 19,576Before him are Giovanni Passannante, Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, Fritz Graebner, Charles Townshend, Sitdjehuti, and Nuno Mendes. After him are Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, Tryggvi Þórhallsson, Ioannis Sarmas, Muhammad V of Kelantan, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Porcina, and Safiya Zaghloul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Nicolás de Piérola ranks 78Before him are Albert Bernhard Frank, Caterina Volpicelli, Julius Petersen, Calixto García, Julius Friedrich Cohnheim, and Aleksandr Stoletov. After him are Almon Brown Strowger, Ludwig Mond, Julius Wilbrand, Julius von Hann, Tage Reedtz-Thott, and Nicolaas Pierson. Among people deceased in 1913, Nicolás de Piérola ranks 75Before him are Louis Hémon, Walter Rutherford, Johannes Linnankoski, Camille Lemonnier, Segismundo Moret, and Juhan Liiv. After him are Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Adolf Lang, Nazım Pasha, Angelo de Gubernatis, Robert Collett, and Paul de Smet de Naeyer.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Nicolás de Piérola ranks 84 out of 287Before him are Susana Baca (1944), Ciro Alegría (1909), Susana Higuchi (1950), Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias (1874), Hernando de Soto Polar (1941), and Plácido Galindo (1906). After him are Mario Testino (1954), Chabuca Granda (1920), Luis Llosa (1951), Ricardo Pérez Godoy (1905), Luis José de Orbegoso (1795), and Antonio Arenas (1808).

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Among POLITICIANS In Peru

Among politicians born in Peru, Nicolás de Piérola ranks 45Before him are José Pardo y Barreda (1864), José Bustamante y Rivero (1894), Mariano Ignacio Prado (1826), José de la Riva Agüero (1783), Susana Higuchi (1950), and Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias (1874). After him are Ricardo Pérez Godoy (1905), Luis José de Orbegoso (1795), Antonio Arenas (1808), Keiko Fujimori (1975), Nicolás Lindley López (1908), and Manuel Candamo (1841).