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Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero

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Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero (1894 to 1989) was a Peruvian jurist and statesman born in Arequipa. He served as Peru's president from 1945 to 1948, restoring press freedom and civil rights in his first days in office, until a military coup on 29 October 1948 forced him into exile. After returning to Peru in 1956 he was elected to the International Court of Justice in 1960 and served as its president from 1967 to 1969. The Organization of American States also called on him to mediate the 1969 conflict between El Salvador and Honduras known as the Football War. He died in Lima in 1989. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction
    José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (15 January 1894 - 11 January 1989) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer, politician, and diplomat who served as President of Peru from 1945 until his overthrow in 1948.
  • Full article, field of law
    One of his important international agreements was to establish that Peruvian sovereignty extended 200 miles out to sea, a doctrine that was widely accepted in international law.
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2. Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (15 January 1894 - 11 January 1989) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer, politician, and diplomat who served as President of Peru from 1945 until his overthrow in 1948. He also served as the president of the International Court of Justice from 1967 to 1970.
  • Introduction, nationality
    José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (15 January 1894 - 11 January 1989) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer, politician, and diplomat who served as President of Peru from 1945 until his overthrow in 1948. His parents were Manuel Bustamante y Barreda, a lawyer and district attorney in Arequipa, and Victoria de Rivero y Romero.
  • Introduction
    José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (15 January 1894 - 11 January 1989) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer, politician, and diplomat who served as President of Peru from 1945 until his overthrow in 1948.
  • Member Of: International Court of Justice, Lead section
    He also served as the president of the International Court of Justice from 1967 to 1970.
  • In Legal System: Law of Peru, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Peruvian lawyer
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Jose Bustamante y Rivero (Wikipedia)
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José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (15 January 1894 - 11 January 1989) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer, politician, and diplomat who served as President of Peru from 1945 until his overthrow in 1948.
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