José Evaristo Uriburu
José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales (born November 19, 1831 in Salta , † October 15, 1914 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. From January 23, 1895 to October 12, 1898 he was President of Argentina . He belonged to the Partido Autonomista Nacional .
Life
Uriburu began his career in 1867 as Minister of Justice under the government of Bartolomé Miter , from 1872 to 1874 he was a federal judge in Salta, then a member of the lower house of the National Congress . After the saltpeter war (1879 to 1884) between Chile , Peru and Bolivia , he took part in the peace negotiations as an arbitrator. He was Vice President from 1892 to 1895 and became President when Luis Sáenz Peña resigned. From 1901 to 1910 Uriburu was Senator for the City of Buenos Aires.
During his tenure as President, the constitutional reform of 1898 fell, he also created the National Lottery and founded the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires and the Escuela Técnica Otto Krause .
Uriburu is the son of Evaristo de Uriburu and María Josefa Alvarez de Arenales. He was married twice, his first marriage to Virginia Uriburu, with whom he had five children (Rita, Sara, Jorge, Carlos and Virginia de Uriburu); second marriage to Leonor Tezanos Pinto, with whom he had two other children (José Evaristo jun. and Leonor de Uriburu).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Sáenz Peña |
President of Argentina 1895–1898 |
Julio Argentino Roca |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Uriburu, José Evaristo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales, José Evaristo de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian lawyer and politician, president |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salta |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1914 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |