Pardo y Barreda, Jose

Jose Pardo was born in the capital in the family of the future first civilian president of Peru and the founder of the Civil Party, Manuel Pardo . At the time of the election of his father, José Pardo was 7 years old.

Subsequently, José Pardo led the party created by his father, then worked in the government as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, under President Eduardo Lopez de Romagna in 1903-1904 he served as Prime Minister.

Following the death of President Manuel Candamo , new elections were called in which José Pardo was nominated for the post of President of the Peruvian Civil Party. Nicholas de Pierola was nominated from the Democratic Party who subsequently refused to fight, and Jose Pardo was elected president.

The main merit of the Prado presidency is the education reform carried out in 1905. For the first time, municipalities were given the obligation to open free schools throughout the country in small villages and mining villages. Under the new law, schools were to open in all settlements with a population of over 200 inhabitants. In Peru, two teacher training schools were also opened.

A new service was established in his presidency - the Labor Inspectorate to monitor compliance with working conditions and the rule of law in this area. In the field of culture, the National Academy of History, the School of Arts, the National Conservatory, and the National Museum of History were founded. A command school for senior officers was also established.

During his second presidency, Jose Pardo was forced to confront the consequences of World War I , as well as the demand of the population for the introduction of an eight-hour working day, which was granted on January 15, 1919 .

A month before the end of his presidency, José Pardo was removed from his post as a result of the coup organized by Augusto Lehi , after which he was forced to leave the country. The next 11 years of his life, Pardo spent in the south of France , after which he returned to Peru . Jose Pardo died in Lima in 1947 at the 68th year of his life.

In the history of Peru, there were only two cases where the sons of the presidents themselves later became presidents, except for José Pardo, who was the son of Manuel Pardo , Manuel Prado y Ugarteche , the son of Manuel Ignacio Prado, also became president.