Liborio Mejía President

Liborio Mejía Gutiérrez (July 28, 1792 – September 3, 1816) was a Colombian colonel and politician during the struggle for Independence from Spain, and in 1816 Liborio Mejía became president of the United Provinces of the New Granada making him the youngest person to ever hold the presidency of Colombia at the age of 24. He was executed three months later during the Reconquista led by the Spaniard Pablo Morillo.

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Liborio Mejía
Birth dateJuly 28, 1792
Birth place
Rionegro , Antioquia Department
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathSeptember 03, 1816
Place of death
Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca , Bogotá

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officeVice President of the United Provinces of the New Granada
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