Jorge Holguín
Jorge Holguín | |
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10th President of Colombia | |
In office November 11, 1921 – August 7, 1922 | |
Preceded by | Marco Fidel Suárez |
Succeeded by | Pedro Nel Ospina |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office August 7, 1918 – September 16, 1918 | |
President | Marco Fidel Suárez |
Preceded by | Pedro Antonio Molina |
Succeeded by | Pedro Antonio Molina |
In office 1897–1898 | |
President | Miguel Antonio Caro |
Preceded by | José Maria Uricoechea |
Succeeded by | Antonio Gómez Restrepo |
Minister of Finance | |
In office March 11, 1909 – March 22, 1909 | |
President | Rafael Reyes |
Preceded by | Camilo Torres Eliceche |
Succeeded by | Nemesio Camacho |
In office August 7, 1904 – December 15, 1904 | |
President | Rafael Reyes |
Preceded by | Carlos Arturo Torres |
Succeeded by | Pedro Antonio Molina |
Minister of War | |
In office March 22, 1909 – June 7, 1909 | |
President | Rafael Reyes |
Preceded by | Eduardo Briceño |
Succeeded by | Diego Euclides de Angulo |
Personal details | |
Born | Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino (1848-10-30)October 30, 1848 Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Republic of New Granada |
Died | 2 March 1928(1928-03-02) (aged 79) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
Nationality | Colombian |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Cecilia Arboleda Mosquera |
Relations | Manuel María Mallarino (uncle) Carlos Holguín Mallarino (brother) Julio Arboleda Pombo (father-in-law) |
Occupation | Businessman, soldier, journalist, writer, and politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Colombia (Conservative Party) |
Service/branch | Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Colombian Civil War of 1876 Colombian Civil War of 1895 |
Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino (30 October 1848 – 2 March 1928) was a Colombian politician and military officer, two time Acting President of Colombia: June–August 1909 as interim president, and from November 1921 to August 1922. He also served a term as Minister of Foreign Affairs in which he signed the Holguín-Avebury treaty.[1]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Personal life
3 References
4 Further reading
Biography
He was born (1848-10-30)October 30, 1848 in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Republic of New Granada. His brother was Carlos Holguín Mallarino. He became a businessman, soldier, journalist, writer, and politician. He served in both the Colombian Civil War of 1876 and the Colombian Civil War of 1895.[citation needed]
He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1897 until 1898, and again from August 7, 1918 – September 16, 1918. He was Minister of Finance from August 7, 1904 – December 15, 1904, and March 11, 1909 – March 22, 1909. He was Minister of War from March 22, 1909 – June 7, 1909 and President of Colombia from November 11, 1921 – August 7, 1922.[citation needed]
He died in 1928 in Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.[citation needed]
Personal life
He was Roman Catholic . His wife Cecilia Arboleda Mosquera was mother of his 12 children. He is related to María Ángela Holguín.
References
^ http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/biografias/holgjorg.htm Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango; Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino]
Further reading
- Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango; Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Marco Fidel Suárez | President of Colombia 1921-1922 | Succeeded by Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez |
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