# Pedro Diez Canseco

_President of Peru (1815-1893)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

> Pedro Diez Canseco Corbacho was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as interim President of Peru in 1863, 1868 and 1865. He served as the second vice president from October 1862 to 1863. He was the brother of Francisco Diez Canseco, and a great-grandfather of Fernando Belaunde Terry.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 31 January 1815 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Arequipa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103#P19))
- **Died:** 3 April 1893 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103#P570))
- **Place of death:** Chorrillos District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Peru ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; military officer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103#P106))
- **Positions held:** President of Peru ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103#P39))

## Questions

**When was Pedro Diez Canseco born?**  
Pedro Diez Canseco was born on 31 January 1815 in Arequipa.

**What positions has Pedro Diez Canseco held?**  
Positions held by Pedro Diez Canseco include: President of Peru.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pedro Diez Canseco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Diez_Canseco) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2321103](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2321103) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Pedro Diez Canseco.jpg by Trabajo propio. Reproducción de una fotografía del Archivo Courret, siglo XIX (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pedro_Diez_Canseco.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Pedro Diez Canseco, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pedro Diez Canseco.jpg — Trabajo propio. Reproducción de una fotografía del Archivo Courret, siglo XIX, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Pedro Diez Canseco". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-diez-canseco. Retrieved 6 November 2026.