Presidential elections were held in the
Republic of New Granada in 1856.
[Elections and Events 1850-1899]
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constitutional reforms in 1853, they were the first direct presidential elections in the country.
Following the elections, Congress convened on 4 February 1857 to verify the results.
[ The result was a victory for ]Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez was a Colombian politician, journalist and lawyer, founder of the Colombian Conservative Party and later President of Colombia between 1857 and 1861Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ''Gobernantes Colombianos''; trans. Colom ...
of the Conservative Party.Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990
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Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
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Presidential elections in Colombia