José María Rojas Garrido President

José María Rojas Garrido (June 7, 1824 – July 18, 1883) was a Colombian Senator, and statesmen, who as the first Presidential Designate became Acting President of the United States of Colombia (now the Republic of Colombia) in 1866 during the absence of President elect Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera. He was a prominent journalist for several Liberal Party newspapers, and is considered one of the most important orators in Colombia's history.

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José María Rojas Garrido
Birth dateSeptember 06, 1824
Birth place
Gran Colombia , Cundinamarca Department (1824) , El Agrado
Nationality
Colombian people
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathJuly 18, 1883
Place of death
United States of Colombia , Cundinamarca State , Bogotá

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office
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Magistrate of the Supreme Court
party
Colombian Liberal Party
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