Ramón Barros Luco
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16th President of Chile
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| In office December 23, 1910 – December 23, 1915 |
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| Preceded by | Pedro Montt |
| Succeeded by | Juan Luis Sanfuentes |
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| Born | June 9, 1835 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | September 20, 1919 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Mercedes Valdés |
Ramón Barros Luco (June 9, 1835 - September 20, 1919) was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.
Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858. He died in Santiago in 1919.
He was elected president because he was not a threat to anybody, his motto during his presidency was "99% of problems will solve themselves, and the remaining 1% cannot be solved (Spanish: "El 99% de los problemas se resuelven solos y el 1% restante no tiene solución").
His name has became famous, not due to his time as president, but rather due to the fact that he used to eat a particular sandwich very often. This sanguche (Spanish: Sandwich) made with a slab of steak and melted cheese (similar to a philly cheesesteak sandwich) later became popular and receieved his namesake.
Barros Luco was elected deputy in 1861, starting in 1870 he had a post as a lower house congressperson and he was president of it in 1891. He supported the impeachment of José Manuel Balmaceda.
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| Preceded by: Pedro Montt |
President of Chile 1910-1915 |
Succeeded by: Juan Luis Sanfuentes |
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