Edgardo Rebagliati Martins (

Huánuco Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The met ...

; 1895 —

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; ) was a Peruvian lawyer and journalist. He is considered the inspirer and achiever of

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in his country. He was Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance during the government of

Manuel A. Odría Manuel Arturo Odría Amoretti (26 November 1896 – 18 February 1974) was a military officer who served as the 45th President of Peru. He ousted President José Luis Bustamante y Rivero in the 1948 Peruvian coup d'état and seized power. He pr ...

(1950–1952). In his memory, an important public hospital in Lima (the former Employee Hospital) is named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rebagliati, Edgardo 1895 births 1958 deaths Peruvian lawyers National University of San Marcos alumni Ambassadors of Peru to Mexico Ambassadors of Peru to Uruguay People from Huánuco Ministers of health of Peru Peruvian journalists

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