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As a liberal, he was an opponent of Juan Manuel de Rosas, and he was forced into exile and worked as a soldier and journalist in Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.

Mitre returned to Argentina after the defeat of Rosas. He was a leader of the revolt of Buenos Aires against Justo José de Urquiza's federal system, and was appointed to important posts in the provincial government after Buenos Aires seceded from the confederation.

Mitre was defeated by Urquiza in the civil war of 1859, and Buenos Aires reentered the Argentine confederation. In OctoberOctober is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. From the Latin octo for " eight" (it was originally the eighth month of the year, before January and February were inserted). Holidays Halloween Thanksgiving Day in Canada on 1862, Mitre was elected president of the republic, and national political unity was finally achieved; a period of internal progress and reform then commenced.

Mitre was also the founder of La Nación one of South America'sSouth America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It became attached to North America only recently, geologically speaking, wi leading newspapers.

On his passing in 1906, he was interred in La Recoleta CemeteryLa Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in the Recoleta district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The fashionable area around the cemetery is home to some of the city's wealthiest citizens, who frown on the "wrong" people being buried there next to s in Buenos Aires.