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Pedro Blanco Soto

1795 - 1829

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Pedro Blanco Soto (19 October 1795 – 1 January 1829) was a Bolivian soldier and politician and president of the Republic of Upper Peru, an unrecognized entity that emerged in the limits of the department of La Paz and, which claimed the territory of the Republic of Bolivia. He held the position for a short time before being killed by his opponents in a convent called La Recoletta in Sucre on New Year's Day 1829. A small plaque now marks the spot in the Museo de la Recoletta. He was well known for his pro-Peruvian stance and this is generally the reason attributed to his assassination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Blanco Soto is the 15,668th most popular politician (down from 15,338th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Bolivia (down from 60th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Bolivian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pedro Blanco Soto ranks 15,668 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Pauline Marois, Manuel Pardo, Zoran Živković, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, and Jhala Nath Khanal. After him are Juan Natalicio González, Alfred Francis Russell, Georges Vanier, Jerzy Pawłowski, Nevile Henderson, and Hrant Shahinyan.

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Among people born in 1795, Pedro Blanco Soto ranks 58. Before him are Nikolaos Mantzaros, José María Obando, Pedro María de Anaya, George Peabody, Christian Friedrich Ecklon, and John P. Kennedy. After him are John Francis Davis, José Miguel de Velasco Franco, Charles Sturt, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Vasily Perovsky, and Benizelos Roufos. Among people deceased in 1829, Pedro Blanco Soto ranks 48. Before him are Timothy Pickering, Cornelio Saavedra, John Mawe, James Smithson, Albrecht Berblinger, and Henry Dearborn.

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In Bolivia

Among people born in Bolivia, Pedro Blanco Soto ranks 62 out of 105. Before him are Julio César Baldivieso (1971), Mario Alborta (1910), José María Pérez de Urdininea (1784), Jorge Quiroga (1960), Carlos Quintanilla (1888), and Casiano Chavarría (1901). After him are Jorge Valderrama (1906), Miguel Murillo (1898), Agustín Morales (1808), Jorge Córdova (1822), Rafael Méndez (1904), and Segundo Durandal (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bolivia

Among politicians born in Bolivia, Pedro Blanco Soto ranks 44. Before him are Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (1925), Mamerto Urriolagoitía (1895), Narciso Campero (1813), José María Pérez de Urdininea (1784), Jorge Quiroga (1960), and Carlos Quintanilla (1888). After him are Agustín Morales (1808), Jorge Córdova (1822), José Miguel de Velasco Franco (1795), Mariano Baptista (1831), Tomás Monje (1884), and Eliodoro Villazón (1848).

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