Eduardo Francisco Cote Lamus (16 August 1928 – 3 August 1964)
was a Colombian lawyer, poet and politician.
Personal life
Colombian poet and politician born on 16 August 1928 in
Cúcuta
Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern ...
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North Santander
North Santander (Spanish: Norte de Santander) () is a department of Northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities.
North Santander is bordered by Venez ...
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the youngest of three. His parents were Pablo Antonio Cote Bautista and Emma Lamus Hernández, his other two older siblings were Elena and José Guillermo. He married Alicia Baraibar in 1958, a Spaniard and daughter of Germán Baraibar Usandizaga, the Ambassador of
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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in Colombia. He had three children with his wife, Pedro, Elena, and Ramón.
References
1928 births
1964 deaths
People from Cúcuta
Road incident deaths in Colombia
Universidad Externado de Colombia alumni
20th-century Colombian poets
Colombian male poets
Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
Members of the Senate of Colombia
Governors of Norte de Santander Department
20th-century Colombian lawyers
University of Salamanca alumni
20th-century male writers
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