Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino (30 October 1848 – 2 March 1928) was a Colombian politician and

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, two time Acting

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: June–August 1909 as interim president, and from November 1921 to August 1922. He also served a term as Minister of Foreign Affairs in which he signed the Holguín-Avebury treaty.http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/biografias/holgjorg.htm Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango; Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino]

Early life

He was born in

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, Valle del Cauca Department,

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. His brother was

Carlos Holguín Mallarino Carlos Holguín Mallarino (11 June 1832 – 19 October 1894) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and politician, who became President of Colombia between 1888 and 1892, acting in the absence of President Rafael Núñez (politician), Rafael N� ...

. He became a businessman, soldier, journalist, writer, and politician. He served in both the

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and the

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Career

He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1897 until 1898, and again from 7 August 1918 – 16 September 1918. He was Minister of Finance from 7 August 1904 – 15 December 1904, and 11 March 1909 – 22 March 1909. He was Minister of War from 22 March 1909 – 7 June 1909 and President of Colombia from 11 November 1921 – 7 August 1922. He died in 1928 in

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, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Personal life

He was

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. His wife Cecilia Arboleda Mosquera was mother of his 12 children. He is related to

María Ángela Holguín María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar (born 13 November 1963) is a Colombian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. She has also served as the 25th Permanent Representative of Colombia t ...

Early life

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