Eduardo Santos Montejo

Eduardo Santos Montejo (Bogotá, August 28, 1888 - Bogotá, March 27, 1974) was a leading Colombian publisher and politician, active in the Colombian Liberal Party. He owned the prominent Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo, and served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942. Santos was close friends with the Venezuelan Ambassador in Colombia Juan Oropeza.

Date of birth:

  • Aug 28, 1888

Date of death:

  • Mar 27, 1974 (age 85 years)

Country of nationality:

People

Place of birth:

Gender:

Religion:

Spouse (or domestic partner):

Spouse Type of union

Place of death:

top ↑

Politician

Government Positions Held:

Basic title Office, position, or title Jurisdiction of office From To
  • Aug 7, 1938
  • Aug 7, 1942

President of Colombia of Colombia

top ↑

These people have edited this topic:

Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!