Augusto Durand Maldonado

Life & Legacy

Nicolás Augusto Durand Fernández-Maldonado (September 6, 1870 — March 31, 1923) was a Peruvian politician and agricultural businessman. He became popular for organizing revolutions against various governments of the so-called Aristocratic Republic, leading armed groups. He was a deputy in several periods, and presided over his chamber in 1895–1896. He was also founder of the Liberal Party (1902) and director of the newspaper La Prensa in Lima.
His last revolutionary adventure was against the continuity plans of President Augusto B. Leguía, but after being captured in Paita, he died on the way to Callao, aboard the ship that was transporting him. A rumour spread that he died of poisoning, but it is most likely that he died of an illness. He is also remembered for promoting the industrialization of coca.