Manuel María Ponce Brousset
Manuel María Ponce Brousset (* 1874 in Lima ; † 1966 ibid) was a Peruvian politician and briefly acting president in August 1930.
Ponce Brousset was born in Lima in 1874. In 1930 General Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro rose against the government of Augusto B. Leguía in Arequipa . After his resignation on August 25, 1930 Ponce took over the presidency provisionally, while a successor was sought. The choice finally fell on Sánchez Cerro, who arrived in the capital on August 27 and took over the leadership of the country.
Ponce died in Lima in 1966.
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Presidents 1850–1899 | Eduardo López de Romaña | Manuel Candamo | Serapio Calderón | José Pardo y Barreda | Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo | Guillermo E. Billinghurst | Oscar R. Benavides | Manuel María Ponce Brousset | Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro | Ricardo Leoncio Elías | Gustavo Jiménez | David Samanez Ocampo | Manuel Prado y Ugarteche | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | Manuel Apolinario Odría Amoretti | President since 1950
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| SURNAME | Ponce Brousset, Manuel María |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian two-day president 1930 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima , Peru |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1966 |
| Place of death | Lima , Peru |