Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat
Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat (May 5, 1892 – May 17, 1974) was a Venezuelan-born Peruvian admiral and politician. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. He returned to Peru with his family in 1895. In 1908, he enrolled at the Naval Academy of Peru and graduated in 1912. He went to France on the cruiser Comandante Aguirre and returned to Peru in 1915. He later served on the cruiser Almirante Grau. He was minister of health (1936–1937), navy and aviation (1937–1939), navy (1948–1955) and economy and finance (February–June 1948)[1] in the Government of Peru. He served under Presidents Óscar Benavides, José Bustamante y Rivero and Manuel A. Odría. He eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral in the Peruvian Navy.
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- Chirinos Soto, Enrique: Historia de la República / 1930 -1985. Tomo II. Desde Sánchez Cerro hasta Alan García. Lima, AFA Editores, 1985.
- Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge – Castañeda Martos, Alicia: Diccionario Biográfico Marítimo Peruano. Asociación de Historia Marítima y Naval Iberoamericana, Lima, 2007. Impreso por Jhire Grafel S.R.L. ISBN 978-9972-877-06-3
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| Preceded by Fortunato Quesada Larrea |
Minister of Health of Peru October 23, 1936 – October 29, 1937 |
Succeeded by Rafael Escardó |
| Preceded by Héctor F. Mercado Silva |
Minister of Navy and Aviation October 29, 1937 – December 8, 1939 |
Succeeded by Federico Díaz Dulanto |
| Preceded by José R. Alzamora Freundt |
Prime Minister of Peru February 27–June 17, 1948 |
Succeeded by Armando Revoredo Iglesias |
| Preceded by Mariano H. Melgar Conde |
Minister of Navy of Peru 1948–1955 |
Succeeded by Alfredo Souza Almandoz |
| Preceded by Luis Echecopar García |
Minister of Economy and Finance February 27–June 17, 1948 |
Succeeded by Manuel B. Llosa |
| Preceded by Zenón Noriega Agüero |
Prime Minister of Peru August 9, 1954 – July 28, 1956 |
Succeeded by Manuel Cisneros Sánchez |
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