Eduardo Santos
President of Colombia from 1938 to 1942
Eduardo Santos Montejo (August 28, 1888 – March 27, 1974) was a Colombian publisher and politician who was President of Colombia from 1938 to 1942.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Eduardo Santos (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Aug 28, 1888, died Mar 24, 1974.1
About
He was active in the Colombian Liberal Party. He purchased the prominent Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo in 1913; El Tiempo was founded by his brother-in-law Alfonso Villegas Restrepo in 1911. Members of the Santos family were the main shareholders of the paper until 2007.
He served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942, having been elected without opposition. During his presidency, a number of reforms were carried out in areas such as working conditions and housing.
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).
From Wikipedia’s article on Eduardo Santos, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- El Tiempo Casa EditorialFounder14
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: lawyer, journalist, jurist, diplomat, politician.7
- 1938 to 1942President of Colombia6
- 1930Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia6
- Date not recordedFounded El Tiempo Casa Editorial4
- Date not recordedFounded Intermedio (Colombian newspaper)5
Personal life
Awards
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- 1WikidataEduardo Santos on Wikidata
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- 15Wikimedia CommonsEduardo Santos photo by Oleo de Cecilia Fajardo, Public domain