Guillermo Billinghurst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Guillermo Billinghurst

President of Peru

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1851

Place of Birth: Arica, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1915

Profession: businessperson, politician, journalist

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Guillermo Enrique Billinghurst Angulo (Arica, July 27, 1851 – Iquique, June 28, 1915) was a Peruvian politician who served as the 31st President of Peru.
He succeeded Augusto B.
Leguía, from 1912 to 1914.
Billinghurst was of part English descent.
The surname Billinghurst is a locational name 'of Billinghurst' a parish in Sussex, England. During his presidency, Billinghurst became embroiled in an increasingly bitter series of conflicts with Congress, ranging from proposed advanced social legislation to settlement of the Tacna-Arica dispute. This provoked a military uprising organized by civilian opponents to his regime who used the military to carry out a coup.
As a result of the uprising, Billinghurst was sent into exile in Chile where he died shortly thereafter.