Andrés de Santa Cruz

Andrés de Santa Cruz
Portrait by Manuel Ugalde, c. 1835
Supreme Protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
In office
9 May 1836 – 20 February 1839
Preceded byOffice established
Himself
(as supreme commander of the United Army and in charge of foreign relations of the three States)
Succeeded byOffice abolished
José Miguel de Velasco
(as president of Bolivia)
Agustín Gamarra
(as president of Peru)
Antonio Huachaca
(as supreme chief of the Confederation in Iquicha)
6th President of Bolivia
In office
24 May 1829 – 20 February 1839
Provisional: 24 May 1829 – 15 August 1831
Vice PresidentJosé Miguel de Velasco (1829–1835)
Mariano Enrique Calvo(1835–1839)
Preceded byJosé Miguel de Velasco (acting)
Succeeded byJosé Miguel de Velasco (provisional)
Interim President of Peru
In office
28 January 1827 – 9 June 1827
Preceded bySimón Bolívar
Succeeded byManuel Salazar y Baquíjano (acting)
President of the Council of Government
In office
30 November 1826 – 7 June 1827
Acting: 29 June 1826 – 30 November 1826
PresidentSimón Bolívar
Preceded byHipólito Unanue
Succeeded byManuel Salazar y Baquíjano (as vice president)
Supreme commander of the United Army and in charge of foreign relations of the three States
In office
7 February 1836 – 9 May 1836
Preceded byLuis Orbegoso
(as president of Peru)
Succeeded byHimself
(as supreme protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation)
Personal details
Born(1792-12-05)5 December 1792
Died25 September 1865(1865-09-25) (aged 72)
Beauvoir, France
SpouseFrancisca Cernadas
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Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes ðe ˈsanta ˈkɾus] ; 30 November 1792 – 25 September 1865) was a Peruvian-Bolivian general and politician who served as interim president of Peru in 1827, the interim president of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the sixth president of Bolivia from 1829 to 1839. He also served as Supreme Protector of the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation from 1836 to 1839, a political entity created mainly by his personal endeavors.