Francisco Tudela y Varela

Francisco Tudela y Varela (December 24, 1876 – November 19, 1962) was a French-born Peruvian diplomat, lawyer and politician. He was born in Paris, France. He graduated from the National University of San Marcos and served on its faculty. He was a member of the Civilista Party. He was Minister of Finance (August 22 – September 18, 1914)^[1] and foreign minister (June 17 – December 24, 1913, July 27, 1917 – December 6, 1918) in the Government of Peru. He was 68th Prime Minister of Peru (July 27, 1917 – December 18, 1918) under President José Pardo y Barreda. He served as ambassador of Peru to Spain and the United States (1918–1919), and later to the Netherlands (1936). He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies (1915–1916).^[2] He served as mayor of Lima.

He became president of the Central Reserve Bank in 1945 and served until 1948.^[3]

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• «La nacionalidad en el Perú» (inserta en Anales de la Universidad , tomo XXVII, pp. 193–212; Lima, 1900). Tesis con la que se graduó de bachiller en Ciencias Políticas y Administrativas en 1899.
• «El Derecho Internacional americano» (inserta en Anales de la Universidad , tomo XXVIII, pp. 83–118; Lima, 1901). Tesis con la que se graduó de doctor en Ciencias Políticas y Administrativas en 1900.
• «El voto obligatorio». Tesis con la que se graduó de bachiller en Jurisprudencia en 1899.

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