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Nicolás Avellaneda
1837Oct, 3

Nicolás Avellaneda

Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (d. 1885)
Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth. The most important events of his government were the Conquest of the Desert and the transformation of the Buenos Aires into a federal district.His grandson was José Domingo Molina Gómez, who took presidency when Juan Perón was captured.

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