Juan Crisóstomo Torrico
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Juan Crisóstomo Torrico Vargas (January 21, 1808,
President of Peru
during a brief period in 1842. At age 34, he was Peru's youngest President ever.
In 1820, Torrico participated in the army of
Peru-Bolivian Confederation
, where the Peruvian forces were defeated in 1841 and Gamarra died in the battle of Ingavi on November 18, 1841.
After Gamarra's death, Manuel Menéndez assumed the presidency of Peru. Torrico launched a successful coup d'état against Manuel Menéndez and assumed the presidency of Peru. His grab for power was short-lived since Peru was suffering various civil wars and Torrico was ousted during that same year by Juan Francisco de Vidal.
Torrico found refuge in
Minister of Finance during Ramón Castilla's government in 1851,[3] and later became Peru's ambassador to France under Juan Antonio Pezet
.
He died in Paris on March 27, 1875.
References
- ^ "Bila | Bio | Shaina Twain | Paul Mccartney | Jennifer Aniston at Biobila.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "Biografia de Juan Crisóstomo Torrico".
- ^ "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". mef.gob.pe.
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