Eduardo Santos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eduardo Santos

Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1888

Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1974

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat, journalist

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Eduardo Santos Montejo (Bogotá, August 28, 1888 – Bogotá, March 27, 1974) was a leading Colombian publisher and politician, active in the Colombian Liberal Party.
He owned the prominent Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo, and served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942, having been elected without opposition.
He 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).