Eduardo Santos Montejo

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He was active in the Colombian Liberal Party.[2] He purchased the prominent Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo in 1913; El Tiempo was founded by his brother-in-law Alfonso Villegas Restrepo in 1911.[3] Members of the Santos family were the main shareholders of the paper until 2007.[3]

He served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942, having been elected without opposition.[3]

He was born and died in Bogotá, and was the great-uncle of the 32nd president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos (2010–2018), and former Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon (2002–2010).

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Medals awarded to Eduardo Santos Montejo, including the "Cruz de Boyacá". Private Collection Montejo Family.

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