Aníbal Capriles Cabrera

Aníbal Capriles Cabrera (21 December 1854 – 9 April 1924) was a Bolivian professor, journalist and politician who served as the 14th vice president of Bolivia from 1899 to 1904. He served as second vice president alongside first vice president Lucio Pérez Velasco during the administration of José Manuel Pando. A member of the Liberal Party, Cabrera became sole vice president following the dismissal of Velasco by decree of 23 January 1903.[1]

Aníbal Capriles Cabrera
14th Vice President of Bolivia
Second Vice President
In office
25 October 1899 – 14 August 1904
PresidentJosé Manuel Pando
Preceded byJenaro Sanjinés
Succeeded byValentín Abecia Ayllón
Foreign Minister of Bolivia
Acting
In office
22 August 1914 – 24 December 1914
PresidentIsmael Montes
Preceded byJosé Cupertino Arteaga
Succeeded byJuan Misael Saracho
Personal details
Born21 December 1854
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died9 April 1924(1924-04-09) (aged 69)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Political partyLiberal

Biography

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In 1892, as director of the newspaper "El Progreso", he led a campaign of opposition against the Conservative Party which had ruled the country since 1884. His political ideas led him to exile, from where he resumed his journalistic campaign first with the newspaper "El Independiente", and then "El Elector".

During the Federal War, he took an active part as a military and political leader. Following the triumph of the Liberals over the Conservatives in the conflict, he was proclaimed second vice president to Pando by the National Convention on 25 October 1899. Two years later, he held the position of Minister of Government and Justice and later that of Development and Public Works. In the years of 1914, 1915 and 1916, he was in charge of the Ministry of Public Instruction.

Among his main works, he has left a biography of Antonio José de Sucre, published in 1883 and his well-known "Political Manifesto". He died in Cochabamba on 9 April 1924.

References

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  1. ^ "1899-1904 Aníbal Capriles Cabrera - Vicepresidencia del Estado". 13 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Vice President of Bolivia
Second Vice President

1899–1904
Served alongside: Lucio Pérez Velasco
Succeeded by
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Bolivia
Acting

1914
Succeeded by