Alejandro Manuel Sinibaldi Castro (1825–1896) was acting
President of Guatemala
The president of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de Guatemala), officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a ...
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
Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón (19 July 1835 – 2 April 1885) was a Guatemalan politician and military general who served as President of Guatemala from 1873 to his death in 1885. He was known for his liberal reforms and his attempts to reu ...
. When Barrios was killed on April 2, 1885, in
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by ...
, 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
Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián (17 January 1845 – 7 April 1907) was a Guatemalan general and acting president of Guatemala from 6 April 1885 to 15 March 1886 and President from 16 March 1886 to 15 March 1892. He was born in Quetzaltenango, ...
, 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
Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón (19 July 1835 – 2 April 1885) was a Guatemalan politician and military general who served as President of Guatemala from 1873 to his death in 1885. He was known for his liberal reforms and his attempts to reu ...
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Manuel Lisandro Barillas
Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián (17 January 1845 – 7 April 1907) was a Guatemalan general and acting president of Guatemala from 6 April 1885 to 15 March 1886 and President from 16 March 1886 to 15 March 1892. He was born in Quetzaltenango, ...
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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