Manuel Antonio Sanclemente Sanclemente (1814–1902) was President of Colombia between 1898 and 1900.
Sanclemente was born in Buga, Valle del Cauca Department on September 19, 1814. He died in Villeta, Cundinamarca on March 19, 1902, during his house arrest. He studied Law at the University of Cauca in Popayán. He graduated as a lawyer, in 1837.
Sanclemente was elected to the position of Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Colombia in 1854. During t...
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Manuel Antonio Sanclemente Sanclemente (1814–1902) was President of Colombia between 1898 and 1900.
Sanclemente was born in Buga, Valle del Cauca Department on September 19, 1814. He died in Villeta, Cundinamarca on March 19, 1902, during his house arrest. He studied Law at the University of Cauca in Popayán. He graduated as a lawyer, in 1837.
Sanclemente was elected to the position of Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Colombia in 1854. During the administration of President Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, Sanclemente was appointed Secretary of Government and Minister of War, position that he would serve between April 1, 1857 and July 18, 1861.
In 1898, Sanclemente runs for President of Colombia, at age 84. The conservative candidates for this election were Sanclemente for president and José Manuel Marroquín for vice-president. The Consejo Electoral (electoral commission) certified the results in favor of Sanclemente and Marroquín on July 4, 1898. They were elected for a six years...
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