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Eduardo Santos Montejo
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| In office August 7, 1938 – August 7, 1942 |
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| Preceded by | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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| In office 1931 – 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Alejandro Galvis Galvis |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Cadena D’Costa |
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| In office August 7, 1930 – July 28, 1831 |
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| President | Enrique Olaya Herrera |
| Preceded by | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| Succeeded by | Raimundo Rivas |
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| Born | August 28, 1888 Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Died | March 27, 1974 (aged 85) Bogotá, DC, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Lorenza Villegas Restrepo |
| Alma mater | National University of Colombia University of Paris |
| Occupation | Journalist, lawyer, historian, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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, prior to being driven out of Colombia by the dictatorship.
Eduardo Santos was close friends with the Venezuelan Ambassador in Colombia Juan Oropeza
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References
- ^ Camus, Albert. "Homage to an Exile." Speech given 7 December, 1955.
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