Manuel María Mallarino Ibargüen (born June 18, 1808 — 6 January 1872) was a Colombian politician, lawyer and Member of Congress, who served as Vice-President of the New Granada, and as such he occupied the presidency of the country between 1855 and 1857.
Manuel María Mallarino studied Law in Bogotá and Popayán. He became a Professor of jurisprudence and a great debater and orator.
In 1845, Mallarino was appointed Secretary of State by President T...
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Manuel María Mallarino Ibargüen (born June 18, 1808 — 6 January 1872) was a Colombian politician, lawyer and Member of Congress, who served as Vice-President of the New Granada, and as such he occupied the presidency of the country between 1855 and 1857.
Manuel María Mallarino studied Law in Bogotá and Popayán. He became a Professor of jurisprudence and a great debater and orator.
In 1845, Mallarino was appointed Secretary of State by President Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera. As such, in 1846, he signed the International Treaty with the United States of America by which both countries would cooperate and maintain the free navigation rules of the Panama Canal. Later, in 1854, Congress elects Mallarino as Vice-President.
President José María Obando was deposed in 1854 in a coup d’état by General José María Melo. In a political maneuver, Congress removed General Melo from power and brought into office Vice-President Mallarino. Thus, Mallarino became the 13th President of Colombia by an act...
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