Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat

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Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat (May 5, 1892 – May 17, 1974) was a Venezuelan-born Peruvian admiral and politician. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. He returned to Peru with his family in 1895. In 1908, he enrolled at the Naval Academy of Peru and graduated in 1912. He went to France on the cruiser Comandante Aguirre and returned to Peru in 1915. He later served on the cruiser Almirante Grau. He was minister of health (1936-1937), navy and aviation (1937-1939), navy (1948-1955) and economy and finance (February–June 1948) in the Government of Peru. He served under Presidents Óscar Benavides, José Bustamante y Rivero and Manuel A. Odría. He eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral in the Peruvian Navy.

Preceded by
Fortunato Quesada Larrea
Minister of Health of Peru
October 23, 1936-October 29, 1937
Succeeded by
Rafael Escardó
Preceded by
Héctor F. Mercado Silva
Minister of Navy and Aviation
October 29, 1937-December 8, 1939
Succeeded by
Federico Díaz Dulanto
Preceded by
José R. Alzamora Freundt
Prime Minister of Peru
February 27-June 17, 1948
Succeeded by
Armando Revoredo Iglesias
Preceded by
Mariano H. Melgar Conde
Minister of Navy of Peru
1948-1955
Succeeded by
Alfredo Souza Almandoz
Preceded by
Luis Echecopar García
Minister of Economy and Finance
February 27-June 17, 1948
Succeeded by
Manuel B. Llosa
Preceded by Prime Minister of Peru
August 9, 1954-July 28, 1956
Succeeded by
Manuel Cisneros Sánchez

References

  • Chirinos Soto, Enrique: Historia de la República / 1930 -1985. Tomo II. Desde Sánchez Cerro hasta Alan García. Lima, AFA Editores, 1985.
  • Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge – Castañeda Martos, Alicia: Diccionario Biográfico Marítimo Peruano. Asociación de Historia Marítima y Naval Iberoamericana, Lima, 2007. Impreso por Jhire Grafel S.R.L. ISBN 978-9972-877-06-3
  • El Mariscal Benavides, su vida y su obra. 1976, 1981. Lima, Editorial Atlántida, 2 volúmenes.
  • Llosa Pazos, Juan Carlos: El Vicealmirante Roque Saldías Maninat y la modernización de la Armada del Perú, Revista de Marina Volumen N° 1 2005