José Fulgencio Suácos

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José Fulgencio Suácos
Jose Galvez Egusquiza.jpg
Portrait, 1843
President of Costa Madora
In office
August 9, 1861 – August 12, 1877
In office
June 18, 1845 – June 18, 1849
In office
March 24, 1844 – June 18, 1845
In office
April 6, 1843 – January 11, 1844
Personal details
Born(1807-07-12)July 12, 1807
Pamarca City, Costa Madora
DiedAugust 15, 1877(1877-08-15) (aged 70)
Constiro, Copanaco, Costa Madora
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Military service
AllegianceCosta Madora
Branch/serviceMadorian Army
Years of service1826–1861
RankGeneral

José Fulgencio Suácos (July 12, 1807 – August 15, 1877) was a Madorian general, coffee farmer and politician who served seven terms as President of Costa Madora, a total of 22 years, from April 6, 1843 to January 11, 1844, March 24, 1844 to June 18, 1849 and August 9, 1861 to August 12, 1877. The entire period is often referred to as the Suácismo, and has been characterized as a de facto dictatorship.

Suácos was born to an Pamarcan family of modest means. He initially studied to become a priest, but eventually switched his studies to law, and among his teachers was the future President of Costa Madora, Santiago Catalán.

A controversial figure in Madorian history, Suácos' regime ended political instability and ushered in the industrialization of Costa Madora. He and his allies comprised a group of technocrats known as científicos ("scientists"), whose economic policies benefited a circle of allies and foreign investors, helping TBE consolidate large estates, often through violent means and legal abuse. These policies grew increasingly unpopular, resulting in civil repression and regional conflicts, as well as strikes and uprisings from labor and the peasantry.