Alejandro M. Sinibaldi
{{Short description|Guatemalan politician (1825–1896)}}
{{family name hatnote|Sinibaldi|Castro|lang=Spanish}}
{{infobox office holder
|name = Alejandro Manuel Sinibaldi Castro
|image = Alejandrosinibaldi.jpg
|office= Acting President of Guatemala
|term_start = April 2, 1885
|term_end = April 6, 1885
|predecessor=Justo Rufino Barrios
|successor=Manuel Barillas Bercian
|office2 = First designated to the Presidency of Guatemala
|president2 = General Justo Rufino Barrios
|term_start2 = {{start date|1884|4|30|4}}
|term_end2 = {{end date|1885|4|2}}
|birth_date = 1825
|death_date = 1896
|nickname=Flor de un díaOne day wonder: because he was president for only a few days.
|children = Cristina, María del Carmen, Concepción, Carlos and María Sinibaldi y Ramírez
|spouse= Carmen Ramírez
}}
Alejandro Manuel Sinibaldi Castro (1825–1896) was acting President of Guatemala from April 2, 1885, to April 5, 1885.
Biography
Of partial Italian descent, Sinibaldi Castro was a businessman who was "First Designate to the Presidency", the equivalent of Vice-President, during the presidency of Justo Rufino Barrios.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
When Barrios was killed on April 2, 1885, in El Salvador, Sinibaldi Castro became acting president.{{sfn|Hernández de León|1930|p=}} However, given that Sinibaldi Castro had no political connections and was not in the military, he was pressured to resign within days of taking over.{{sfn|Hernández de León|1930|p=}}
His successor was General Manuel Lisandro Barillas, who served as acting president, and was eventually elected as Constitutional President.{{sfn|Hernández de León|1930|p=}}
Image gallery
Image:Barillas3.jpg|General Manuel Lisandro Barilles, who took over as acting President after Sinibaldi Castro quit. Portrait ca. 1890.
Image:Sinibaldi hija.jpg|María Sinibaldi y Ramírez, one of Sinibaldi Castro daughters. Portrait ca. 1890.
See also
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|last=Hernández de León|first=Federico|authorlink=Federico Hernández de León|title=El libro de las efemérides|publisher=Tipografía Nacional|location=Guatemala|volume=Tomo III|year=1930}}
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Category:Guatemalan people of Italian descent
Category:Liberal Party (Guatemala) politicians
Category:Presidents of Guatemala