Nicolás Avellaneda
Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician. Former president
- Lived
- 1837–1885
- Country
- Argentina
Updated September 2026
About Nicolás Avellaneda
Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth. The most important events of his government were the Conquest of the Desert and the transformation of the Buenos Aires into a federal district.
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