David Samanez Ocampo

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David Samanez Ocampo

74th. President of Peru
In office March 11, 1931 – December 8, 1931
Personal details
Born	1866 Cusco, Peru
Died	July 13, 1947 Lima, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian

David Samanez Ocampo (Cusco, Peru, 1866 – 1947), the son of José Samanez, served as President of Peru during the transitional period of March to December 1931. He oversaw changes to the electoral statutes that effectively brought the vote to the masses, leading to the critical – if highly controversial – presidential election of December 1931, when Sánchez Cerro defeated Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre. Instrumental in his appointment was his reputation and high prestige among politicians of all factions.

Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, after becoming President of Peru

Democratic Party

Ocampo entered politics at an early age, joining the Democratic Party.^[1]

Revival of Electoral Law

One of the widely appreciate achievement of Ocampo's eight-month presidency was the revival of the electoral laws.^[1] This he did by drafting a special committee composed of the likes of, among others, Luis E. Valcárcel, Jorge Basadre Grohmann and Luis Alberto Sanchez. The committee established the secret ballot system and introduced provisions for the representation of minorities in the electoral system. The committee also introduced technological innovations to the electoral system, ridding it of the many redundancies.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "David Samanez Ocampo". Adonde.com. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

Preceded by Gustavo Jiménez	President of Peru 1931	Succeeded by Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro

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Persondata
Name	Ocampo, David Samanez
Alternative names
Short description	President of Peru
Date of birth	1866
Place of birth	Cusco, Peru
Date of death	July 13, 1947
Place of death	Lima, Peru

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