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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active years end date
1816-06-30, 1816-07-10
active years start date
1816-06-22, 1816-06-30
birth date
1792-07-28
birth place
Rionegro, Antioquia Department
death date
1816-09-03
death place
Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca, Bogotá
office
Vice President of the United Provinces of the New Granada
order in office
President of the United Provinces of the New Granada*
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