Wenceslao Figuereo

Wenceslao "Mano Lao" Figuereo Cassó was born in Saint-Jean de la Maguâna (now San Juan de la Maguana) in 1834. Wenceslao Figuereo grew into the role of a Los Bolos party politician as a young man. Figuerero died in 1910 at age 76.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Figuereo and the second or maternal family name is Cassó.

Political career

Before political success, a 14-year-old Wenceslao Figuereo displayed initiative in Dominican politics in the context of partaking in the pro-independence battles. Later on, Los Bolos politician, Wenceslao "Chachi" Figuereo, became the Vice President after undertaking many political positions under the administration of Ulises Heureaux, and after the assassination of the two term President of Dominican Republic in Moca, Dominican Republic on July 26, 1899, Figuereo assumed the presidency. His term as Vice President of the Dominican Republic spanned from 1893 to 1899 and his term as the 27th President of the Dominican Republic spanned from the 26th of July to the 30th of August in 1899.

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Preceded by
Manuel María Gautier		 Vice President of the Dominican Republic
1893–1899		 Succeeded by
Horacio Vásquez
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