Eduardo Santos
Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist
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| Intro | Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist | ||||||
| Places | Colombia | ||||||
| was | Journalist Diplomat Politician Lawyer | ||||||
| Work field | Journalism Law Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 28 August 1888, Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||
| Death | 24 March 1974Bogotá, Colombia (aged 85 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||||||
| Politics: | Colombian Conservative Party | ||||||
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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 Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942, having been elected without opposition. He 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).
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