Roque Sáenz Peña

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Roque Sáenz Peña was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as President of Argentina from 1910 to 1914 and is best known for promoting electoral reform through the Sáenz Peña Law, which established secret, universal, and compulsory male suffrage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Argentine politician
human
burialPlace La Recoleta Cemetery NERFINISHED
continentOfCitizenship South America
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
education University of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
endTime 1914
era early 20th century Argentine politics
familyName Sáenz Peña NERFINISHED
father Luis Sáenz Peña NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork electoral law
public law
givenName Roque NERFINISHED
hasHonor Argentine towns named Roque Sáenz Peña
streets and avenues named after him in Argentina
headOfGovernment Argentina NERFINISHED
impact expanded electoral participation of Argentine male citizens
reduction of electoral fraud in Argentina
influenced democratization of Argentine political system
knownFor Sáenz Peña Law NERFINISHED
electoral reform in Argentina
languageSpoken Spanish
legacy foundation of modern Argentine electoral system
legalReform introduction of compulsory voting for adult males
introduction of secret ballot in Argentina
introduction of universal male suffrage in Argentina
legislativeAct Sáenz Peña Law of 1912 NERFINISHED
Luis Sáenz Peña also served as President of Argentina
memberOf National Autonomist Party NERFINISHED
name Roque Sáenz Peña NERFINISHED
nationality Argentine
notableWork promotion of the Sáenz Peña Law
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
politicalOrientation conservative-liberal
positionHeld President of Argentina NERFINISHED
predecessor José Figueroa Alcorta NERFINISHED
relative Luis Sáenz Peña NERFINISHED
residence Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
significantEvent enactment of secret, universal and compulsory male suffrage in Argentina
startTime 1910
studied law
successor Victorino de la Plaza NERFINISHED

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Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires hasAlumnus Roque Sáenz Peña