José María Achá
President of Bolivia
Died when: 57 years 205 days (690 months)Star Sign: Cancer
José María de Achá Valiente (8 July 1810 – 29 January 1868) was a Bolivian general who served as the 14th president of Bolivia from 1861 to 1864.
He served in the battles of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and conspired against longtime dictator Manuel Isidoro Belzu (1848–55).Later, he was appointed Minister of War in the cabinet of another dictator, José María Linares (1857–61).
In that capacity, he led the 1861 coup d'état that toppled Linares.Originally he governed as head of Junta, and then as sole leader of the revolutionary government but became constitutional president via elections.
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