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Cáceres, Andrés Avelino (ändrās` ävālē`nō kä`sārās), 1836?–1923, president of Peru (1886–90, 1894). He was a commander in the war with Chile (see Pacific, War of the Pacific, War of the, 1879–84, war between Chile and the allied nations, Peru and Bolivia; also called the Chile–Peruvian War. The trouble began when President Hilarión Daza of Bolivia rescinded (Feb.
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..... Click the link for more information. , Cáceres attempted to seize control in 1884, but failed. Gathering more troops, he entered Lima in 1885 and forced Iglesias to hold an election. Cáceres was chosen president. In 1894 his party forced congress to elect him president, but Nicolás de Piérola Piérola, Nicolás de (nēkōläs` dā pyā`rōlä)
..... Click the link for more information. soon overthrew the new government. Cáceres later held important diplomatic posts.