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 ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship South America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Argentina ⓘ
education University of Buenos Aires ⓘ
endTime 1914 ⓘ
era early 20th century Argentine politics ⓘ
familyName Sáenz Peña ⓘ
linked to: Roque Sáenz Peña
father Luis Sáenz Peña ⓘ
fieldOfWork electoral law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
givenName Roque ⓘ
hasHonor Argentine towns named Roque Sáenz Peña ⓘ
streets and avenues named after him in Argentina ⓘ
headOfGovernment Argentina ⓘ
impact expanded electoral participation of Argentine male citizens ⓘ
reduction of electoral fraud in Argentina ⓘ
influenced democratization of Argentine political system ⓘ
knownFor Sáenz Peña Law ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Sáenz Peña Law
Luis Sáenz Peña also served as President of Argentina ⓘ
memberOf National Autonomist Party ⓘ
name Roque Sáenz Peña ⓘ
nationality Argentine ⓘ
notableWork promotion of the Sáenz Peña Law ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Buenos Aires ⓘ
placeOfDeath Buenos Aires ⓘ
politicalOrientation conservative-liberal ⓘ
positionHeld President of Argentina ⓘ
predecessor José Figueroa Alcorta ⓘ
relative Luis Sáenz Peña ⓘ
residence Buenos Aires ⓘ
significantEvent enactment of secret, universal and compulsory male suffrage in Argentina ⓘ
startTime 1910 ⓘ
studied law ⓘ
successor Victorino de la Plaza ⓘ

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Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires → hasAlumnus → Roque Sáenz Peña ⓘ
Roque Sáenz Peña → name → Roque Sáenz Peña ⓘ
Roque Sáenz Peña → familyName → Sáenz Peña ⓘ
linked to: Roque Sáenz Peña
Provincia del Chaco → containsCity → Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña ⓘ
linked to: Roque Sáenz Peña
Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña → namedAfter → Roque Sáenz Peña ⓘ