Jorge Holguín
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Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino (30 October 1848 – 2 March 1928) was a Colombia
n politician
and military officer, two time Acting
President of Colombia
for the periods between June, 1909 to August of the same year as interim president, and from November, 1921 to August, 1922. He also served a term as Minister of Foreign Affairs in which he signed the Holguín-Avebury treaty.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n politician
Politician
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and military officer, two time Acting
Acting
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President of Colombia
President of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
for the periods between June, 1909 to August of the same year as interim president, and from November, 1921 to August, 1922. He also served a term as Minister of Foreign Affairs in which he signed the Holguín-Avebury treaty.