José Manuel Balmaceda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Manuel Balmaceda

Chilean politician and President

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1840

Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1891

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández (American Spanish: [ma'nwel ßalma'seða]; July 19, 1840 – September 19, 1891) was the 11th President of Chile from September 18, 1886 to August 29, 1891.
Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile.
While he was president, his political disagreements with the Chilean congress led to the 1891 Chilean Civil War, following which he shot and killed himself.