Background
He was the son of former President Luis Sáenz Peña.
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Roque Pena
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Education
University of Buenos Aires. Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires.
Career
He was responsible for passing Law 8871, known as "Sáenz Peña Law", which greatly reformed the Argentine electoral system, making the vote secret, universal and compulsory for males over 18. This effectively ended the rule by electoral fraud of the conservative Argentine oligarchy, and paved the way for the rise of the Radical Civic Union in the first free elections of the country. President Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue in Buenos Aires is named after him.
He also served in the War of the Pacific as a lieutenant colonel of the Peruvian Army, and was made prisoner by Chile for six months following the Battle of Arica.
He later served as Ambassador to Spain (1906–1907) and Italy (1907–1910) index.html Louisiana presidencia de Roque Sáenz Peña 1910-1914.
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Political Party
National Autonomist Party