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Ignacio Andrade
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| President of Venezuela | |
| In office 28 February 1898 – 20 October 1899 |
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| Preceded by | Joaquín Crespo |
| Succeeded by | Cipriano Castro |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
| In office 2 October 1914 – 7 September 1917 |
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| President | Victorino Márquez Bustillos |
| Preceded by | Manuel Díaz Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Bernardino Mosquera |
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| Born | 31 July 1839 Mérida, Venezuela |
| Died | 17 February 1925 (aged 85) Macuto, Venezuela |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Maria Isabel Sosa Saa |
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Ignacio Andrade Troconis (born July 31, 1839 – died February 17, 1925) was a Venezuelan military leader and politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Andrade served as the president of Venezuela from 1898 to 1899. His election was seen as unfair by many people.
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Early Life
Ignacio Andrade was born on July 31, 1839, in Mérida, Venezuela. He had a brother named Francisco de Paula Andrade Troconis.
Political Career
Early Roles
Andrade held important positions before becoming president. He was the governor of the state of Falcón from 1883 to 1885. Later, he led the state of Miranda from 1894 to 1897.
In 1897, the president at the time, Joaquín Crespo, supported Andrade in the presidential election. Andrade's main opponent was Jose Manuel Hernandez. Andrade won the election, but Hernandez claimed the results were fake. Hernandez then started a rebellion, but he was quickly defeated. This caused a lot of political trouble in Venezuela. Other small rebellions also happened, but they were put down.
Presidency (1898–1899)
Andrade became the commanding lieutenant general of the Venezuelan Army in February 1898. He took over this role from General Joaquín Crespo.
President Joaquín Crespo was a powerful leader. He gave the presidency to Andrade in 1898. Crespo continued to be a strong military supporter of the government. However, Crespo was killed while fighting a serious threat to the government. This left Andrade without his main military backing. After Crespo's death, Venezuela faced a time of political uncertainty. Andrade was seen as Crespo's chosen leader, not a strong independent leader himself.
Overthrow by Cipriano Castro
In 1899, a Colombian writer named Biofilo Panclasta joined the army of Cipriano Castro. Castro's goal was to remove President Andrade from power. Panclasta later left this group. He traveled Venezuela with other revolutionary groups.
In October 1899, Andrade was overthrown by Cipriano Castro. Castro was a former governor of the state of Táchira. He had been living in Colombia for seven years. While in Colombia, Castro built a private army. He used money from illegal cattle trading to fund it. Castro returned to Venezuela and gained support from unhappy Venezuelans. His small army grew into a strong national force. He used this army to march on Caracas in an event called the Revolución Liberal Restauradora. Castro seized power and became the supreme military commander. He also took over the presidency and later changed the country's constitution. This political unrest led to a civil war in Venezuela from 1901 to 1902.
After Castro's invasion of Caracas on May 23, 1899, Andrade went into exile. He lived in Puerto Rico. He returned to public life in 1903 after being granted a pardon.
Personal Life and Death
Andrade died in Macuto in 1925. He was married to María Isabel Sosa Saa. She served as the First Lady of Venezuela during his time as president in 1898 and 1899.
Images for kids
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Andrade and Isabel Sosa Saa in 1898
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María Isabel Sosa Saa
See also
In Spanish: Ignacio Andrade para niños
- List of presidents of Venezuela
- List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
- List of state leaders in 1898 and 1899
