Lizardo Montero Flores | |
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Provisional President of Peru (La Magdalena Government) | |
In office November 6, 1881 – October 27, 1883 | |
Prime Minister | Lorenzo Iglesias Pino de Arce |
Preceded by | Francisco García Calderón |
Succeeded by | Miguel Iglesias |
Personal details | |
Born | Ayabaca, Peru | May 27, 1832
Died | February 2, 1905 Lima, Peru | (aged 72)
Political party | Civilista Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Peruvian Navy |
Years of service | 1851–1858, 1862–1881 |
Rank | Counter admiral |
Battles/wars | Peruvian Civil Wars: |
Juan Lizardo Montero Flores (May 27, 1832 – February 2, 1905) was a Peruvian military officer and politician who held the provisional Presidency of Peru from 1881 to 1883, replacing President Francisco García Calderón, during the Chilean occupation of Peru that took place as a result of the War of the Pacific. He was also Mayor of Lima for a brief period, in 1879. Montero was a friend and comrade-in-arms of Miguel Grau, Manuel Ferreyros and Aurelio García y García, all of whom were known as the "Four Aces of the Peruvian Navy".