Name Eduardo Santos Succeeded by Raimundo Rivas | Siblings Enrique Santos Montejo | |
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Preceded by Alejandro Galvis Galvis Preceded by Francisco Samper Madrid Role Former President of Colombia Died March 27, 1974, Bogota, Colombia Spouse Lorenza Villegas (m. 1917) Presidential term August 7, 1938 – August 7, 1942 Education National University of Colombia, University of Paris Similar People Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Lorenza Villegas | ||
Preceded by Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo Succeeded by Alfredo Cadena D’Costa Succeeded by Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo | ||
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 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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