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Justo José de Urquiza
Justo José de Urquiza was an Argentine general and politician, long governor of Entre Ríos. He broke with Juan Manuel de Rosas and defeated him at Caseros in 1852, then sponsored the Constitution of 1853 and served as first constitutional president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860. After withdrawing from the field at Pavón in 1861 he returned to Entre Ríos, where he was assassinated in 1870.
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