José Ballivián
José Ballivián | |
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Portrait by Antonio Villavicencio, Museo de Charcas, Sucre | |
| 9th President of Bolivia | |
| In office 27 September 1841 – 23 December 1847 Provisional: 27 September 1841 – 15 August 1844 | |
| Preceded by | Mariano Enrique Calvo (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Eusebio Guilarte (acting) |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 27 March 1839 – 13 July 1839 | |
| President | José Miguel de Velasco |
| Preceded by | Otto Philipp Braun |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Eusebio Ruiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1805 La Paz, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Bolivia) |
| Died | 6 October 1852 (aged 47) |
| Resting place | Crypt of the San Francisco Museum, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Spouse | Mercedes Coll |
| Children | 7 (including Adolfo Ballivián) |
| Parent(s) | Jorge Ballivián Isidora Segurola |
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José Ballivián Segurola (5 May 1805 – 6 October 1852) was a Bolivian general during the Peruvian-Bolivian War. He also served as the ninth president of Bolivia from 1841 to 1847. He advocated during his reign for free-trade economic policies. He also advocated for liberalism.