José Miguel de Velasco

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José Miguel de Velasco
4th, 6th, 8th, & 13th President of Bolivia
In office 18 January 1848 – 6 December 1848
Preceded by	Eusebio Guilarte
Succeeded by	Manuel Isidoro Belzu
In office 22 February 1839 – 10 June 1841
Preceded by	Andrés de Santa Cruz
Succeeded by	Sebastián Ágreda
In office 1 January 1829 – 24 May 1829
Preceded by	Pedro Blanco Soto
Succeeded by	Andrés de Santa Cruz
In office 2 August 1828 – 18 December 1828
Preceded by	José María Pérez de Urdininea
Succeeded by	Pedro Blanco Soto
2nd Vice President of Bolivia
In office 24 May 1829 – 23 July 1835
President	Andrés de Santa Cruz
Preceded by	José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco
Succeeded by	Mariano Enrique Calvo
Personal details
Born	(1795-09-29)29 September 1795 Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Died	13 October 1859(1859-10-13) (aged 64) Santa Cruz, Bolivia

José Miguel de Velasco Franco (29 September 1795 – 13 October 1859) served as Vice President of Bolivia for one time (1829-1835) and President of Bolivia four times (1828, 1829, 1839-1841 and 1848) more times than anyone else other than Víctor Paz Estenssoro. During the third, and longest, of these temporary periods in office he approved a new constitution for Bolivia.