Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias (12 September 1874 in

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– 20 March 1951 in

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) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who briefly served as the Interim President of Peru. officially as the President of the Provisional Government Junta, between March 1 and March 5, 1931. He organized one of the various movements that caused the fall of president Augusto B. Leguía. After General

Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1933) was a high-ranking Peruvian army officer, revolutionary, nationalist and politician who served as the 41st President of Peru, from 1931 to 1933 as well as Interim President of P ...

was named provisional president, Elías was not satisfied and soon moved against him. In March 1931, Sánchez Cerro left the presidency to his vice president Olguín, who was soon deposed and Elías occupied the presidency. He himself, however, was deposed by Gustavo Jiménez only four days later. He remained in the new government as President of the Supreme Court until 1932.

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1874 births 1951 deaths People from the Department of Ica Presidents of Peru Peruvian soldiers College of Our Lady of Guadalupe alumni {{Peru-politician-stub