Joaquín Mariano de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Colombian statesman and a

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who served as the 3rd and 5th President of

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. Mosquera also served as

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of the

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. During the administration of President

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, he was named as the 1st

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to the nascent states of

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, the United Provinces of South America, and

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with the purpose of creating unity amongst the South American nations. He was overthrown as President in 1830 in a military coup by General

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References

* Méndez Valencia, Aría Alexandr
"Joaquín Mosquera"
at Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, 2004. In Spanish
"Joaquín Mariano Mosquera"
at Capitán Paz-Fuerza Aérea Colombiana.

at Presidencia de la República de Colombia. In Spanish 1787 births 1878 deaths People from Popayán Colombian people of Galician descent Colombian Conservative Party politicians Colombian blind people Presidents of Gran Colombia Ambassadors of Colombia to Argentina Ambassadors of Colombia to Chile Ambassadors of Colombia to Peru Politicians with disabilities Vice presidents of Colombia 19th-century Colombian people Blind politicians Mosquera family Arboleda family Vergara family Members of the Convention of Ocaña Viceroyalty of New Granada people {{Colombia-politician-stub