Juan Antonio Pezet | |
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| 16th President of Peru | |
| In office August 5, 1863 – November 8, 1865 | |
| Prime Minister | Juan Antonio Ribeyro Estrada Manuel Costas Arce Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco Pedro José Calderón |
| Preceded by | Pedro Diez Canseco |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Diez Canseco |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 1861–1863 | |
| President | Ramón Castilla Miguel de San Román |
| Preceded by | José Maria Raygada y Gallo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Antonio Ribeyro Estrada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1809 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 24 March 1879 (aged 69) Lima, Peru |
Juan Antonio Pezet y Rodríguez de la Piedra (11 June 1809 – 24 March 1879) was a Peruvian military officer and politician who served in the positions of Secretary of War, First Vice President and the 16th President of Peru throughout his life. As President, his moderate and cautious attitude towards the occupation of the Chincha Islands by a Spanish Fleet in 1864 was used as an excuse to launch a military uprising that drove him out of power.