Roque Sáenz Peña

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This article refers to the Argentine politician; for the city in Argentina see Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña; for the Buenos Aires suburb, see Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña

**Roque Sáenz Peña**

Term of Office:	October 12, 1910— August 9, 1914
Predecessor:	José Figueroa Alcorta
Successor:	Victorino de la Plaza
Vice-president:	Victorino de la Plaza
Date of Birth:	March 19, 1851
Place of Birth:	Buenos Aires
Date of Death:	August 9, 1914
Place of Death:	Buenos Aires
Profession:	Lawyer
Political Party:	National Autonomist Party

Roque Sáenz Peña Lahitte (1851 - 1914) was President of Argentina from 12 October 1910 to 9 August 1914, day when he died in office.

He was responsible for passing the famous Law 8831, known as "Sáenz Peña Law", which greatly reformed the Argentine electoral system, making the vote secret, universal and compulsory for males. This effectively ended the rule by electoral fraud of the conservative Argentine oligarchy, and paved the way for the rise of the Radical Civic Union in the first free elections of the country.