Bartolomé Calvo

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Bartolomé Calvo Díaz de Lamadrid (August 24 1815 – January 2 1889) was a Colombian lawyer journalist and statesman who became President of the Granadine Confederation in what is now Colombia in 1861 in his role as Inspector General because no elections were held on that year to the decide the presidency. He also served as Governor of Panama and Ambassador to Ecuador and worked in a number of newspapers.

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active years end date

1858-06-01, 1861-07-18, 1889-01-20

active years start date

1856-10-01, 1861-04-01, 1886-04-18

alma mater

University of Magdalena

birth date

1815-08-24

birth name

Bartolomé Calvo Díaz de Lamadrid

birth place

Cartagena Colombia, Bolívar Department, United Provinces of New Granada

death date

1889-01-02

death place

Ecuador, Pichincha Province, Quito

nationality

Colombian people

occupation

Lawyer, Journalist, Diplomat, Literary editor

office

Governor of Panama, Colombia–Ecuador relationsEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Ecuador

order in office

2nd, 3rd, 8th, President of the Granadine Confederation

party

Colombian Conservative Party

president

Rafael Núñez (politician)

religion

Catholic Church

resting place

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

successor

Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez