José María Ramón Obando del Campo (August 8 1795 – April 29 1861) was a Neogranadine General and politician who twice served as President of Colombia. As a General he initially fought for the Royalist Army during the Independence Wars of Colombia ultimately joining the revolutionary forces of Simón Bolívar towards the end but once independence was attained he opposed Bolívar’s Centralist government.
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active years end date
1832-03-10, 1854-04-17
active years start date
1831-11-23, 1853-04-01
birth date
1795-08-08
birth name
José María Ramón Iragorri de Lemos Crespo
birth place
Cauca Department, Viceroyalty of New Granada, Miranda Cauca
death date
1861-04-29
death place
Provinces of the Republic of New Granada, Granadine Confederation, El Rosal Cundinamarca
Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives, Vice President of the Republic of the New Granada, Ministry of National Defence (Colombia)Secretary of War and Navy
order in office
10th, 1st, 6th, President of the Republic of the New Granada
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