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President of Colombia
The President of Colombia (Spanish: Presidente de Colombia) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the 1819 Constitution established during the Congress of Angostura when Colombia was part of the...
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Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte Blanco, commonly known as Simón Bolívar (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830) was a South American political leader. Together with José de San Martín, he played a key role in Latin...
Date of birth:
- Jul 24, 1783
Date of death:
- Dec 17, 1830 (age 47 years)
Joaquín Mosquera
Joaquín Mariano Mosquera y Arboleda (December 14, 1787, Popayán – April 4, 1878, Bogotá) was a Colombian statesman who served as President of Gran Colombia in two occasions between 1830 and 1831. He also served as ambassador to Argentina, Chile, and...
Date of birth:
- Dec 14, 1787
Date of death:
- Apr 4, 1878 (age 90 years)
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Rafael Urdaneta
Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría (Maracaibo, Venezuela, October 24, 1788 – Paris, France, August 23, 1845) is a hero of the Latin American wars of independence in several countries in northern South America.
Urdaneta was born in the province of...
Date of birth:
- Oct 24, 1788
Date of death:
- Aug 23, 1845 (age 56 years)
Domingo Caycedo
Domingo de Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría (August 4, 1783 in Santa Fe de Bogotá – July 1, 1843 in Santa Fe de Bogotá) was a Colombian statesman who served as Vice-president of Gran Colombia and the Republic of New Granada, and due to the absence of...
Date of birth:
- Aug 4, 1783
Date of death:
- Jul 1, 1843 (age 59 years)
Party:
José Ignacio de Márquez
José Ignacio de Márquez Barreto (September 9, 1793 – March 21, 1880) was a Colombian statesman, lawyer and professor, who served as Vice President of Colombia under the presidency of Francisco de Paula Santander, and subsequently was elected...
Date of birth:
- Sep 9, 1793
Date of death:
- Mar 21, 1880 (age 86 years)
Party:
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda (1798 - 1878) was a Colombian general and political figure. He was president of Colombia four times. The first time was as president of Republic of New Granada from 1845 to 1849. During the Colombian Civil War...
Date of birth:
- Sep 26, 1798
Date of death:
- Oct 7, 1878 (age 80 years)
José Hilario López
José Hilario López (February 18, 1798 in Popayán, Cauca – November 27, 1869 in Campoalegre, Huila) was a Colombian politician and military officer. President of Colombia between 1849 and 1853.
López joined the Army as a cadet at the age of 14 and...
Date of birth:
- Feb 18, 1798
Date of death:
- Nov 27, 1869 (age 71 years)
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José María Melo
José María Dionisio Melo y Ortiz (October 9, 1800 – June 1, 1860) was a Colombian general and politician of Pijao ancestry, who fought in the South American wars of independence, and who in 1854 rose to power and held the presidency of Colombia. In...
Date of birth:
- Oct 9, 1800
Date of death:
- Jun 1, 1860 (age 59 years)
Party:
José de Obaldía
José Vicente Arcenio de Obaldía y Orejuela (July 19, 1806, Santiago de Veraguas – December 28, 1889, David) was a Neogranadine statesmen and lawyer, who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada in two occasions between 1851-1852 and...
Date of birth:
- Jun 19, 1806
Date of death:
- Dec 28, 1889 (age 83 years)
Party:
Manuel María Mallarino
Manuel María Mallarino (June 18, 1808 – January 6, 1872) was a Colombian politician who served as Vice-President of the New Granada, and as such he occupied the presidency of the country between 1855 and 1857.
Date of birth:
- Jun 18, 1808
Date of death:
- Jan 6, 1872 (age 63 years)
Party:
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (October 18, 1805 - January 11, 1885) was a Colombian politician, journalist and lawyer, founder of the Colombian Conservative Party and later President of Colombia between 1857 and 1861 during the Granadine Confederation....
Date of birth:
- Oct 18, 1805
Date of death:
- Jan 9, 1885 (age 79 years)
Party:
Bartolomé Calvo
Bartolomé Calvo (August 24, 1815 – January 2, 1889) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and statesman, who became President of the Granadine Confederation, in what is now Colombia, in 1861 in his role as Attorney General, because no elections were...
Date of birth:
- Aug 24, 1815
Date of death:
- Jan 2, 1889 (age 73 years)
Party:
Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro (1816 - 1880) was a Colombian politician and statesman, who served as President of the United States of Colombia (present day Colombia) on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874. Manuel Murillo...
Date of birth:
- Jan 1, 1816
Date of death:
- Dec 26, 1880 (age 65 years)
Party:
José María Rojas Garrido
José María Rojas Garrido (June 7, 1824 – July 18, 1883) was a Colombian Senator, and statesmen, who as the first Presidential Designate became Acting President of the United States of Colombia (presently the Republic of Colombia) in 1866 during the...
Date of birth:
- Jun 7, 1824
Date of death:
- Jul 18, 1883 (age 59 years)
Party:
Manuel María de los Santos Acosta Castillo
Date of birth:
- Nov 11, 1827
Date of death:
- Jan 9, 1901 (age 73 years)
Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas
Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas (May 23, 1830 – August 5, 1900) was a Colombian educator, lawyer, diplomat, writer, journalist and statesman who was President of the United States of Colombia between 1874 and 1876. He also served as Secretary of the...
Date of birth:
- May 23, 1830
Date of death:
- Aug 5, 1900 (age 70 years)
Party:
José Bonifacio Aquileo Elías Parra Gómez
Date of birth:
- May 12, 1825
Date of death:
- Dec 4, 1900 (age 75 years)
Julián Trujillo Largacha
Julián Trujillo Largacha (January 28, 1828-1883) was a Colombian general, politician and President of Colombia from 1878 to 1880.
Born in Popayán, was Statesman, politician and caucano military man. President of the Republic during period 1878-1880....
Date of birth:
- Jan 28, 1828
Date of death:
- 1883 (age 54 years)
Party:
Rafael Núñez
Rafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo (28 September 1825 in Cartagena de Indias - 18 September 1894 in Cartagena de Indias), a Colombian author and politician, was president of Colombia from 1880 to 1882 and 1884-1888. He was the force behind La...
Date of birth:
- Sep 28, 1825
Date of death:
- Sep 18, 1894 (age 69 years)
Party:
Francisco Javier Zaldua
Francisco Javier Zaldúa (December 3, 1811 - December 21, 1882) was a Colombian, lawyer and politician, who served as President of the Rionegro Convention, a constituent assembly that created the United States of Colombia (now present day Colombia)....
Date of birth:
- Dec 3, 1811
Date of death:
- Dec 21, 1882 (age 71 years)
Party:
Clímaco Calderón
Clímaco Calderón Reyes (August 23, 1852 – July 19, 1913) was a Colombian lawyer, statesman and diplomat, who became President of Colombia for one day, following the death of President Francisco Javier Zaldúa. He also worked as Minister of Foreign...
Date of birth:
- Aug 23, 1852
Date of death:
- Jul 19, 1913 (age 60 years)
Party:
José Eusebio Otalora
José Eusebio Otálora (September 16, 1826 - May 8, 1885) was a Colombian statesman and General who became President of the United States of Colombia in 1882 in his capacity as the Second Presidential Designate following the death of President...
Date of birth:
- Sep 16, 1826
Date of death:
- May 8, 1885 (age 58 years)
Party:
Ezequiel Hurtado
Ezequiel Hurtado (1825–1890) was a Colombian soldier and political figure. He served as president of Colombia from April 1, 1884 to August 11, 1884.
Date of birth:
- Dec 14, 1825
Date of death:
- Sep 24, 1890 (age 64 years)
Party:
José María Campo Serrano
José María Campo Serrano (September 8, 1832 – January 6, 1915) was a Colombian lawyer, general, and statesman, who became President of Colombia after the resignation of the President and the dismissal of the Vice President. He sanctioned the...
Date of birth:
- Sep 8, 1832
Date of death:
- Jan 6, 1915 (age 82 years)
Party:
Eliseo Payán
Eliseo Payán (August 1, 1825 – June 30, 1895) was a Colombian lawyer, politician, and military officer. Payán as Vice President of Colombia assumed the Presidency of Colombia due to the absence of President Rafael Núñez in 1887.
Payán studied in the...
Date of birth:
- Aug 1, 1825
Date of death:
- Jun 30, 1895 (age 69 years)
Party:
Carlos Holguín Mallarino
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Date of birth:
- Jun 11, 1832
Date of death:
- Oct 19, 1894 (age 62 years)
Party:
Miguel Antonio Caro
Miguel Antonio Caro (10 November 1843 – 5 August 1909) was a Colombian scholar and politician. Though he never used the title of President, but the one of Vice President of Colombia in charge of the Executive authority from 1894-1896 and 1896-1898.,...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1843
Date of death:
- Aug 5, 1909 (age 65 years)
Party:
José Manuel Marroquín
Jose Manuel Marroquin (Bogotá, August 6, 1827 - September 19, 1908) was a Colombian political figure and writer.
He started studying literature and philosophy at the age of five. He went on to study jurisprudence at the College of San Bartolomé. Co...
Date of birth:
- Aug 6, 1827
Date of death:
- Sep 19, 1908 (age 81 years)
Party:
Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
Manuel Antonio Sanclemente (September 19, 1813 - March 19, 1902) was President of Colombia between 1898 and 1900.
Sanclemente was born in Buga on September 19, 1813. He studied at the University of Cauca in Popayan. He completed his college in 1837,...
Date of birth:
- Sep 19, 1813
Date of death:
- Mar 19, 1902 (age 88 years)
Party:
Rafael Reyes Prieto
Rafael Reyes Prieto (December 5, 1849, Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Boyacá, Colombia – February 18, 1921, Bogotá) was commander in chief of the Colombian National Army and President of Colombia (1904-1909). In his years as president he received money from...
Date of birth:
- Dec 5, 1849
Date of death:
- Feb 18, 1921 (age 71 years)
Party:
Jorge Holguín
Jorge Holguín (October 30, 1848 in Cali – March 2, 1928 in Bogotá) was a Colombian politician and military officer, two time Acting President of Colombia for the periods between June, 1909 to August of the same year as interim president, and from...
Date of birth:
- Oct 30, 1848
Date of death:
- Mar 2, 1928 (age 79 years)
Party:
Ramón González Valencia
Ramón González Valencia (1851 – 1928) was a Colombian conservative military officer and statesman. He participated in the civil wars of 1876, and 1895, and the Thousand Days War. Ramón González Valencia served as the Vice President of Rafael Reyes,...
Date of birth:
- May 24, 1851
Date of death:
- Oct 3, 1928 (age 77 years)
Party:
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo (September 12, 1867 – July 6, 1937) was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and statesman, who was elected President of Colombia in 1910. During his administration he worked towards making political reconciliation among the...
Date of birth:
- Sep 12, 1867
Date of death:
- Jul 6, 1937 (age 69 years)
Party:
José Vicente Concha
José Vicente Concha (1867 – December 8, 1929) was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914-1918. He was also a noted member of the Colombian Conservative Party.
He first took office in 1898, became the Minister of Defense...
Date of birth:
- Apr 21, 1867
Date of death:
- Dec 8, 1929 (age 62 years)
Party:
Marco Fidel Suárez
Marco Fidel Suárez (1855–1927) was a Colombian political figure. He served as the president of Colombia between 1918 and 1921.
He came from a very poor background, born in a two-room hut in Hatoviejo, today the town of Bello, adjacent to Medellín in...
Date of birth:
- Apr 23, 1855
Date of death:
- Apr 3, 1927 (age 71 years)
Party:
Pedro Nel Ospina
Pedro Nel Ospina (1858–1927) was a Colombian general and political figure. He served as the president of Colombia between 1922 and 1926.
Date of birth:
- Sep 18, 1858
Date of death:
- Jun 1, 1927 (age 68 years)
Party:
Miguel Abadía Méndez
Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867 – 1947) was the President of Colombia for one 4-year term, from August 10, 1926 to August 10, 1930. He was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party, and at the end of his term, a 20-year period of rule by the...
Date of birth:
- Jun 5, 1867
Date of death:
- May 9, 1947 (age 79 years)
Party:
Enrique Olaya Herrera
Enrique Olaya Herrera (November 12, 1880–February 18, 1937) was a Colombian journalist and politician, President of Colombia from August 7, 1930 until August 7, 1934 representing the Colombian Liberal Party.
Olaya Herrera grew up in an intellectual...
Date of birth:
- Nov 12, 1880
Date of death:
- Feb 18, 1937 (age 56 years)
Party:
Alfonso López Pumarejo
Alfonso López Pumarejo (1886 - 1959) was a two-time Colombian president and political figure, as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He served as president of Colombia for the first time between 1934 and 1938 and again between 1942 and 1945....
Date of birth:
- Jan 31, 1886
Date of death:
- Nov 20, 1959 (age 73 years)
Party:
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...
Date of birth:
- Aug 28, 1888
Date of death:
- Mar 27, 1974 (age 85 years)
Party:
Darío Echandía
Darío Echandía (1897 - 1989) was a lawyer and a Colombian political figure, as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He was born on October 13, 1897 in Chaparral, Tolima as the elder of seven brothers, and died on May 7, 1989 in Ibagué, Tolima....
Date of birth:
- Oct 13, 1897
Date of death:
- May 7, 1989 (age 91 years)
Alberto Lleras Camargo
Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906 – 1990) was an important Colombian diplomat and political figure.
He was a member of the Liberal Party of Colombia; he served as congressman (1931-1935), Minister of Education, Minister of the Interior and Minister of...
Date of birth:
- Jul 3, 1906
Date of death:
- Jan 4, 1990 (age 83 years)
Party:
Mariano Ospina Pérez
Mariano Ospina Pérez (born in Medellín, Antioquia on November 24, 1891 - died in Bogotá on April 14, 1976) was a Colombian engineer and political figure, member of the Colombian Conservative Party. He served as the president of Colombia between 1946...
Date of birth:
- Nov 24, 1891
Date of death:
- Sep 14, 1976 (age 84 years)
Party:
Laureano Gómez
Laureano Gómez (February 20, 1889 – July 13, 1965) was President of Colombia from 1950 to 1953, and long time leader of the Colombian Conservative Party.
Gómez was born into an aristocratic family in Bogotá on February 20, 1889. He studied...
Date of birth:
- Feb 20, 1889
Date of death:
- Jul 13, 1965 (age 76 years)
Party:
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (June 27, 1890 – August 20, 1972) was an Colombian conservative politician, diplomat and statesman who served as Interim President of Colombia from November 1951 until June 1953 while President Laureano Gomez suffered...
Date of birth:
- Jun 27, 1890
Date of death:
- Aug 20, 1972 (age 82 years)
Party:
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (born in the city of Tunja, Boyacá on March 12, 1900 died in Melgar, Tolima on January 17, 1975) was a Colombian General, military dictator of Colombia from 1953 to 1957 and Colombian political figure, as well as a 1970...
Date of birth:
- Mar 12, 1900
Date of death:
- Jan 17, 1975 (age 74 years)
Party:
Gabriel París Gordillo
Gabriel París Gordillo (March 8, 1910 – March 21, 2008) was President of Colombia from May 1957 to August 1958 as Chairman of the Colombian Military Junta Government following his 1957 Coup d'état.
Gabriel París studied at the Colegio San Simón in...
Date of birth:
- Mar 8, 1910
Date of death:
- Mar 21, 2008 (age 98 years)
Deogracias Fonseca Espinosa
Deogracias Fonseca nació en Ibagué el 21 de marzo de 1908 y murió en El Salado (Valle del Cauca) . Fue un militar y político colombiano, quien ocupó la presidencia en la Junta Militar de Gobierno del 10 de mayo de 1957 al 7 de agosto de 1958. En su...
Date of birth:
- Mar 21, 1908
Date of death:
- Mar 25, 2006 (age 98 years)
Guillermo León Valencia
Guillermo León Valencia Muñóz (April 27, 1909–November 4, 1971) was the President of Colombia from August 7, 1962 to August 7, 1966 and was a member of the Conservative Party. The son of poet Guillermo Valencia (who unsuccessfully ran for president...
Date of birth:
- Apr 27, 1909
Date of death:
- Nov 4, 1971 (age 62 years)
Party:
Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Carlos Lleras Restrepo (April 12, 1908 Bogotá - September 27, 1994, Bogotá) was an important Colombian lawyer and political figure.
Carlos Lleras was the third son of the prominent physician and researcher, Dr. Federico Lleras. He went to school in...
Date of birth:
- Apr 12, 1908
Date of death:
- Sep 27, 1994 (age 86 years)
Party:
Misael Pastrana Borrero
Misael Pastrana Borrero (November 14, 1923 Neiva–August 21, 1997 Bogotá) was a Conservative Party politician and President of Colombia from 1970 to 1974, the last presidential period of the National Front. Misael Pastrana became President after a...
Date of birth:
- Nov 14, 1923
Date of death:
- Aug 21, 1997 (age 73 years)
