Juan Antonio Pezet

Juan Antonio Pezet
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	(1809-06-11)11 June 1809 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire
Died	24 March 1879(1879-03-24) (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.