Eduardo Santos Montejo
Eduardo Santos Montejo | |
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| 15th President of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1938 – 7 August 1942 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo |
| Governor of Santander | |
| In office 2 May 1931 – 26 May 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Galvis Galvis |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Cadena D'Costa |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 August 1930 – 13 December 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| Succeeded by | Raimundo Rivas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1888 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | March 27, 1974 (aged 85) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Our Lady of the Rosary University University of Paris |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
Eduardo Santos Montejo (August 28, 1888 – March 27, 1974) was a Colombian publisher and politician who was President of Colombia from 1938 to 1942.[1]
He was active in the Colombian Liberal Party.[2] He purchased the prominent Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo in 1913; El Tiempo was founded by his brother-in-law Alfonso Villegas Restrepo in 1911.[3] Members of the Santos family were the main shareholders of the paper until 2007.[3]
He served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942, having been elected without opposition.[3]
He was born and died in Bogotá, and was the great-uncle of the 32nd president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos (2010–2018), and former Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon (2002–2010).
References
- ^ Abel, Christopher; Marco, Palacio (1991), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Columbia, 1930–58", The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America, vol. 8, Cambridge University Press, pp. 585–628, doi:10.1017/chol9780521266529.011, ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9
- ^ Leonard, Thomas; Buchenau, Jurgen; Longley, Kyle; Mount, Graeme (2012-01-31). Encyclopedia of U.S. - Latin American Relations. CQ Press. pp. 809–810. ISBN 978-1-60871-792-7.
- ^ a b c Kline, Harvey F. (2012-06-01). Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Scarecrow Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8108-7955-3.
