Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco Iturralde (15 June 1806 – 16 September 1873
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vian politician and military leader who served as the

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from 1843 to 1844. He was born in

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. He led part of the Peruvian forces in the campaign against the reunification of Peru-Bolivian Confederacy. During the second administration of Agustín Gamarra, he was appointed prefect of

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. In 1843, he rebelled against Juan Francisco de Vidal, but was defeated and fled to

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. He returned to Peru then and subsequently became president in 1843 under the title "Supreme Director of the Republic". In the name of president Juan Antonio Pezet he signed the

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on 27 January 1865, which was one cause of the

Chincha Islands War The Chincha Islands War, also known as Spanish–South American War ( es, Guerra hispano-sudamericana), was a series of coastal and naval battles between Spain and its former colonies of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia from 1865 to 1879. The ...

. From April to September 1865, he served as Prime Minister of Peru. He also served as Peruvian representative in Chile.

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