36 Notable alumni of
University of Saint Francis Xavier
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The University of Saint Francis Xavier is 1398th in the world, 57th in Latin America, and 2nd in Bolivia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 36 notable alumni from the University of Saint Francis Xavier sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mariano Moreno
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- politicianlawyerjournalistlinguisttranslator
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Mariano Moreno was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician. He played a decisive role in the Primera Junta, the first national government of Argentina, created after the May Revolution.
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Vicente López y Planes
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- lawyerwriterpolitician
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Vicente López y Planes was an Argentine writer and politician who acted as interim President of Argentina from July 7 to August 18, 1827. He also wrote the lyrics of the Argentine National Anthem adopted on May 11, 1813.
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Juan José Castelli
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- lawyerpolitician
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Juan José Castelli was an Argentine lawyer who was one of the leaders of the May Revolution, which led to the Argentine War of Independence. He led an ill-fated military campaign in Upper Peru. He was in terms of free trade influenced by his cousin Manuel Belgrano.
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Bernardo Monteagudo
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- lawyerwritermilitary personnelpoliticianjournalist
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Bernardo de Monteagudo was a political activist and revolutionary. He took part in the liberation struggles in South America, particularly in Argentina.
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Pedro Domingo Murillo
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- lawyerpolitician
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Pedro Domingo Murillo was a patriot of Upper Peru who played a key role in Bolivia's independence.
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Chi Hyun Chung
- Enrolled in the University of Saint Francis Xavier
- 1989-1995 studied medicine
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- physicianpastorpolitician
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Chi Hyun Chung is a Korean-born Bolivian doctor, evangelical pastor and politician. He became notable in the country's media for his far-right statements.
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Aniceto Arce
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- entrepreneurpolitician
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Aniceto Arce Ruiz de Mendoza was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Bolivia from 1888 to 1892. He also served as the fourth vice president of Bolivia from 1880 to 1881 under Narciso Campero. The Aniceto Arce Province is named after him.
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Narciso Campero
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- politician
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Narciso Campero Leyes was a Bolivian general and politician who served as the 20th president of Bolivia from 1880 to 1884. He was a member of the Liberal Party. The Narciso Campero Province was named after him.
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José Evaristo Uriburu
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- diplomatlawyerpolitician
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José Félix Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898.
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José María Linares
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- politiciansoldier
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José María Linares Lizarazu was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 13th president of Bolivia from 1857 to 1861. Commencing his political career at a young age, he emerged as a fervent advocate of free trade, liberalism, the exploitation of silver mines, and the establishment of a monopoly on mercury to facilitate the latter objective.
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Hernando Siles Reyes
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- lawyerpolitician
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Hernando Siles Reyes was a Bolivian academic, lawyer, and politician who served as the 31st president of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930.
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Manuel Ascencio Padilla
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- military personnel
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Commandante Manuel Ascencio Padilla was an Upper Peruvian guerrilla chief who fought in the Bolivian War of Independence with his wife, Juana Azurduy de Padilla who shared his commitment towards Bolivian indigenous populations. The town of Padilla, Bolivia is named in his honor.
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Tomás Frías Ametller
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- diplomatpolitician
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Tomás Frías Ametller was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th President of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1872 to 1873 and from 1874 to 1876. Having graduated as a lawyer and worked as a merchant, he soon decided to enter the world of politics. His long political career began in 1831, when he was elected to represent Potosí in the Chamber of Deputies. This was followed by his first diplomatic posting when he was sent to France in Bolivia's first ever foreign delegation.
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Severo Fernández
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- politician
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Severo Fernández Alonso Caballero was a Bolivian lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the 24th president of Bolivia from 1896 to 1899. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the 10th vice president of Bolivia from 1892 to 1896 under President Mariano Baptista.
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Mamerto Urriolagoitía
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- politician
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Mamerto Urriolagoitía Harriague was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who was the 43rd president of Bolivia, from 1949 to 1951. A member of the Republican Socialist Unity Party, he had previously been the 26th vice president of Bolivia, from 1947 to 1949, under President Enrique Hertzog. Urriolagoitía's short reign was characterized by the violent suppression of the opposition, especially unionists, and he is remembered for his inflexibility. He is considered the last constitutional president of the largely oligarchic social and political order that reigned in the country until the advent of the 1952 Bolivian National Revolution.
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Mariano Baptista
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- lawyerpoliticianjournalist
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Mariano Baptista Caserta was a Bolivian politician, orator and journalist. An outstanding intellectual of his time, he was a deputy in various periods, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1873-1876) and (1888-1891), President of Congress (1884-1888), Constitutional President of the Republic (1892-1896) and Vice President of the Republic (1884-1888).
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Casimiro Olañeta
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- 1795-1860 (aged 65)
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- politician
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José Joaquín Casimiro Olañeta y Güemes was a nephew of Pedro Antonio Olañeta who, after working for him, turned against his uncle in favor of Bolivian independence. He faced criticism as being two-faced or Machiavellian, in part because the shift occurred in a matter of weeks. He went on to serve as an advisor to Antonio José de Sucre. Casimiro opposed his land being linked in a nation with Argentina.
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Jaime Mendoza Gonzáles
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- poetwritergeographerphilanthropistpolitician
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Jaime Mendoza Gonzáles was a Bolivian doctor, journalist and writer. A native of Sucre, he trained to be a doctor, providing valuable services in Llallagua and in Guerra del Acre. As a journalist, he founded the newspapers Nuevas Rutas and La República in Sucre. He also wrote for many newspapers around the country.
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Modesto Omiste Tinajeros
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- journalistdiplomat
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Modesto Omiste Tinajeros was a Bolivian writer, journalist, educator, lawyer, politician, diplomat, and historian.
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Manuel José García
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- 1784-1848 (aged 64)
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- diplomatmilitary personnelpolitician
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Manuel Jose Garcia Ferreyra was an Argentine politician, lawyer, economist and diplomat.
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Tomás de Anchorena
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- lawyerpolitician
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Tomás Manuel de Anchorena was an Argentine statesman and lawyer. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
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José Ignacio de Gorriti
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- military personnellawyerpolitician
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General José Ignacio de Gorriti was an Argentine statesman, soldier and lawyer. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
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Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante
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- lawyerpolitician
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Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante was an Argentine statesman, lawyer and soldier. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
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Mariano Boedo
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- lawyerlegislator
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Mariano Joaquin Boedo, born Mariano Joaquin de Boedo y de Aguirre,, was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina, signing the Declaration of Independence as a vice president of the Congress.
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Pedro Medrano
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- lawyerpolitician
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Pedro de Medrano y Cabrera was a Uruguayan-born Argentine statesman, poet and lawyer from the House of Medrano. He was a provisional president and a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
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Antonio Sáenz
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- lawyerpolitician
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Antonio Sáenz was an Argentine statesman, educator and cleric. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán of July 9, 1816, which declared the Independence of Argentina. He was the first rector of the University of Buenos Aires.
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Esteban Agustín Gazcón
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- lawyerpolitician
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Esteban Agustín Gazcón was an Upper Peru-born Argentine statesman and lawyer. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
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José Severo Malabia
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- lawyerpolitician
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José Severo Malabia was born in Chuquisaca (in present-day Bolivia). He was a statesman and lawyer based in Argentina. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
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Julián Álvarez
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- lawyerpolitician
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Julián Baltasar Mariano José Luis de la Santísima Trinidad Álvarez was an Argentine and Uruguayan lawyer and politician.
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Marianela Paco
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- lawyerpoliticianjournalist
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Marianela Paco Durán is a Bolivian journalist, lawyer, and politician who served as minister of communication from 2015 to 2017. A member of the Movement for Socialism, she previously served as a plurinominal member of the Chamber of Deputies from Chuquisaca from 2010 to 2015.
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José Longinos Ellauri
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- juristdiplomattheologianpolitician
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José Longinos Ellauri Fernández was a Uruguayan politician.
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Manuel Luis de Oliden
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- lawyerpolitician
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Manuel Luis de Oliden was a Bolivian politician and military figure.
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José Francisco Ugarteche
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- lawyer
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José Francisco Ugarteche was a Paraguayan jurist and politician, who had outstanding performance during the colonial and post colonial period of Argentina.
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Luis Paz
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- juristlawyerprofessorpoliticianjournalist
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Luis Paz Arce was a Bolivian historian, journalist, jurist, lawyer, and politician who served on the Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia for twenty-three years, an associate justice from 1905 to 1919 and as the president from 1919 until his death in 1928. A conservative, Paz held a lengthy political and academic background, serving in various legislative and ministerial positions from the early 1880s to the mid-1890s, including as minister of war from 1895 to 1896, minister of government from 1892 to 1895, and senator for Tarija from 1892 to 1898. In 1921, the National Convention selected him to be vice president under Bautista Saavedra, but he rejected the position, preferring to remain on the High Court.
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Jaime Otero Calderón
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- journalistpolitician
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Jaime Otero Calderón was a Bolivian congressman, mayor, diplomat, cabinet minister, political leader, intellectual, and journalist.
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José Santos Quinteros
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- politician
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José Santos Quinteros was a Bolivian lawyer, professor and politician who served as the 21st vice president of Bolivia from 1917 to 1920. He served as second vice president alongside first vice president Ismael Vázquez Virreira during the administration of José Gutiérrez Guerra.
