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Ospina Pérez, Mariano, 1891-1976

LC control no.n 83066885
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Personal name headingOspina Pérez, Mariano, 1891-1976
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Variant(s)Ospina Pérez, Mariano, Pres. Colombia, 1891-
Pérez, Mariano Ospina, 1891-1976
Ospina, Mariano, 1891-1976
Ospina Pérez, Luis Mariano, 1891-1976
Pérez, Luis Mariano Ospina, 1891-1976
See alsoColombia. President (1946-1950 : Ospina Pérez)
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Associated placeLiège (Belgium)
New Orleans (La.)
Addressinfo@fundmarianoospinaperez.org
Birth date1891-11-24
Death date1976-04-14
Place of birthMedellín (Colombia)
Place of deathBogotá (Colombia)
AffiliationEscuela Nacional de Minas (Colombia)
Institut Montefiori
Tulane University
Concejo de Medellín (Colombia)
Antioquia (Colombia : Department). Asamblea Departamental
Ferrocarril de Antioquia
Colombia. Congreso. Senado
Banco Agrícola Hipotecario (Bogotá, Colombia)
Colombia. Ministerio de Obras Públicas
Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia
Colombia. Presidencia de la República
Profession or occupationPresident Senator Congressman Coffee federation president Mining engineer College director City councilman president
Special noteSon of: Ospina, Tulio, 1857-1921 (n 87832764)
Grandson of: Ospina Rodríguez, Mariano, 1805-1885 (n 85353322)
Husband of: Hernández de Ospina, Bertha (n 50049654)
Nephew of: Ospina, Pedro Nel, 1858-1927 (no 00037057)
Cousin of: Ospina Vásquez, Luis (n 81013958)
Great-nephew of: Ospina, Pastor, 1809-1873 (no2014129278)
Father of: Ospina H., Mariano (Ospina Hernández), 1927-2018 (n 85805385)
Father of: Ospina, María Clara (no 99033662)
Father-in-law of: Duque de Ospina, Olga (n 95088763)
Grandfather of: Ospina Duque, Ximena (n 2023046379)
Grandfather of: Ospina Duque, Bertha Olga (no2018062327)
Grandfather of: Ospina Duque, Diego Darío (n 2023044973)
Found inFederación nacional de cafeteros. Manual del cafetero Colombians, 1930.
Presidencia de la Republica (Colombia) website, August 16, 2023: (Luis Mariano Ospina Pérez; Mariano Ospina Pérez; Mariano Ospina; born November 24, 1891 in Medellín; died April 14, 1976 in Bogotá; parents were Ana Rosa Pérez and Tulio Ospina (brother was president Pedro Nel Ospina); grandfather was Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (president of Colombia, 1857-1861); degree in mining engineering at the Escuela de Minas de Antioquia (1912), which was founded by his father Tulio Ospina; editor of the political newspaper La Joven Antioquia in 1909; master's in sugar from the University of Louisiana; studied at the Institut Montefiori in Liège (Belgium); returned to Colombia in 1914; president of the Concejo Municipal de Medellín (1915-1917); congressman, Asamblea Departamental de Antioquia (1917-1919; 1921-1923); superintendent of Ferrocarril de Antioquia (1919-1920); director of the Escuela Nacional de Minas de Medellín for two years; senator representing the department of Antioquia; was instrumental in the creation of the Banco Agrícola Hipotecario; Ministro de Obras Públicas (1926-1927); founding member of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros; president of Colombia (1946-1950))
   <http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/asiescolombia/presidentes/rc_52.html>
Olga Duque de Ospina, 2016: page 6, etc. (Luis Mariano Ospina Pérez/Mariano Ospina Pérez; born November 21, 1891 in Medellín; died April 14, 1976 in Bogotá; president of Colombia (1946-1950); wife was Bertha Hernández de Ospina Pérez married on June 18, 1926; their children were Rodrigo Ospina Hernández, Gonzalo Ospina Hernández, Mariano Ospina Hernández, and María Clara Ospina Hernández; daughter-in-law was Olga Duque Palma)
Ospina Coffee website, December 4, 2023: (Mariano Ospina Rodriguez; one of Colombia's earliest and most profoundly influential coffee pioneers; as a result of Mariano's careful investigations and studies, Colombia began producing some of the best coffees in the world; a political leader and statesman, Mariano was one of the founders of the Partido Conservador of Colombia; he became a senator in 1849 and was elected President of Colombia in 1857; in 1880 he published his first textbook about efficient and effective coffee growing techniques; in 1910 he was appointed ambassador of Colombia to the United States; in 1922 he was elected as the country's 36th President; Mariano Ospina Vasquez (brother of Pedro Nel) was the president of the First National Committee of Coffee Growers whose job it is to enforce the programs and policies set forth by the National Congress of Coffee growers; National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia was created, with Mariano Ospina Perez as one of its founders; he was elected director of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia from 1930 to 1934; created a financial institution (Caja Agraria) to help meet the credit needs of coffee growers, and other small farmers and peasants; Mariano Ospina Pérez was elected the 43rd President of Colombia in 1946; during his administration, Colombia reached the highest level of coffee exports as a percentage of the GNP; OspinaCoffee@ospinacoffee.com)
   <https://www.ospinacoffee.com/readfullhistory.html>
Fundación Mariano Ospina Pérez website, December 18, 2023: (info@fundmarianoospinaperez.org; located in Bogotá; founded by members of President Mariano Ospina Pérez on July 8, 1976)
   <https://www.fundmarianoospinaperez.org/la-fundacion/&hl=en&gl=us>
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