Eduardo Santos Montejo
| His Excellency Eduardo Santos Montejo | |
|---|---|
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| 17th President of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1938 – 7 August 1942 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo |
| Presidential Designate | |
| In office 29 November 1946 – 30 October 1951 | |
| President | Mariano Ospina Pérez (1946–1950) Laureano Gómez (1950–1951) |
| Preceded by | Carlos Arango Vélez |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Urdaneta |
| Governor of Santander | |
| In office 2 May 1931 – 26 May 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Galvis Galvis |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Cadena D'Costa |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 August 1930 – 13 December 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| Succeeded by | Raimundo Rivas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1888 Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Died | March 27, 1974 (aged 85) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Lorenza Villegas Restrepo (m. 1917) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Our Lady of the Rosary University University of Paris |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
Eduardo Santos Montejo (August 28, 1888 – March 27, 1974) was a Colombian publisher and politician who was President of Colombia from 1938 to 1942.[1]
He was active in the Colombian Liberal Party.[2] He purchased the prominent Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo in 1913; El Tiempo was founded by his brother-in-law Alfonso Villegas Restrepo in 1911.[3] Members of the Santos family were the main shareholders of the paper until 2007.[3]
He served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942, having been elected without opposition.[3] During his presidency, a number of reforms were carried out in areas such as working conditions[4] and housing.[5][6]
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).
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