Alejandro Manuel Sinibaldi Castro (1825–1896) was acting
President of Guatemala from April 2, 1885, to April 5, 1885.
Biography
Of partial Italian descent, he was a rich businessman who Was "First Designate to the Presidency", the equivalent of Vice-President in the time of
Justo Rufino Barrios. When Barrios was killed on April 2, 1885, in
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, Sinibaldi Castro became acting president. However, given that Sinibaldi Castro had no political connections and was not in the military, he was pressured to resign within days of taking over. His successor was general
Manuel Lisandro Barillas, who served as acting president but never called for elections in the stipulated time, and when he eventually did, he was elected as Constitutional President.
Image gallery
Image:Barillas3.jpg, General Manuel Lisandro Barilles, who took over as acting President after Sinibaldi Castro quit. Portrait ca. 1890.
Image:Sinibaldi hija.jpg, María Sinibaldi y Ramírez, one of Sinibaldi Castro daughters. Portrait ca. 1890.
See also
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Justo Rufino Barrios
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Manuel Lisandro Barillas
References
Bibliography
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Notes
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1825 births
1896 deaths
Guatemalan people of Italian descent
Liberal Party (Guatemala) politicians
Presidents of Guatemala
Vice presidents of Guatemala
19th-century Guatemalan people