Francisco Diez Canseco

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Francisco Diez-Canseco Corbacho
Interim President of Peru
In office July 26, 1872 – July 27, 1872
Preceded by	Tomás Gutiérrez
Succeeded by	Mariano Herencia Zevallos
Second Vice President of Peru
In office August 2, 1868 – July 27, 1872
Minister of War
In office July 27, 1872 – August 2, 1872
Preceded by	Tomás Gutiérrez
Succeeded by	José Miguel Medina
In office After 18 July 1881 – ?
Personal details
Born	Francisco Diez-Canseco Corbacho (1821-03-21)March 21, 1821 Arequipa, Peru
Died	(1884-10-05)October 5, 1884 Lima, Peru
Parents	Manuel José Diez Canseco Nieto María Mercedes Corbacho Abril de Diez Canseco
Relatives	Pedro Diez Canseco
Education	Phillips Academy
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Peru  Chile
Branch/service	Peruvian Army  Chilean Army Restoration Army
Years of service	1835-c. 1883 (Peru) c. 1837-1842 (Chile)
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	Peruvian-Bolivian War  (POW) Battle of Agua Santa Peruvian Civil War (1843-44) Arequipa Revolution Peruvian Civil War (1865) Peruvian Civil War (1867) 1872 Peruvian coup d'état War of the Pacific

Francisco Diez Canseco Corbacho (21 March 1821 – 5 October 1884) served as Interim President of Peru for a brief period during 1872. He was the brother of General Pedro Diez Canseco.

Diez Canseco served as the second vice president from 1868 to 1872.^[1] While vice president, he had to briefly assume the presidency of Peru following the lynching of Tomás Gutiérrez. He was succeeded by Mariano Herencia Zevallos.