José Vicente Concha Ferreira (April 21, 1867 – December 8, 1929) was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918. He was also a noted member of the Colombian Conservative Party.[1]
Concha studied jurisprudence and specialized in criminal law. He became a distinguished University professor in the fields of journalism, literature and oratory. He also stood out as a political debater, as a very skilled, eloquent and persuasive public speaker.[1]
Political careeredit
Concha joined the Colombian Conservative Party by the end of the presidency of Carlos Eugenio Restrepo. The "republicanism” movement had come to an end, and politicians were returning to the original political parties. He was elected to Congress, and in 1898, as majority leader, he led the debate against General Rafael Reyes, causing him to resign to the presidency.[1]
Concha was appointed Minister of War in 1901, during the administration of José Manuel Marroquín. Later, Marroquín designated him as the Colombian Ambassador to the United States of America and he presented his diplomatic credential to the State Department on March 8, 1902, during the Colombian civil war “de los Mil Dias” (Thousand Days' War).[3]
During the presidential election of 1914, two candidates were running for office, Nicolás Esguerra for the liberal party and Concha for the conservative party. Concha obtained 300,735 votes and Esguerra obtained 36,763.[1]
The Presidencyedit
Concha was inaugurated as President of Colombia on August 10, 1914. He initiated his administration in a prosperous and peaceful time, inherited from the government of Carlos Eugenio Restrepo.[4]
Since Colombia had just gone through two major wars, the civil war “de los Mil Dias” and the war of session with Panama, Concha decided to maintain the country neutral during World War I, for which Congress approved and gave him extraordinary powers to rule by decree.[4]
Diplomatic careeredit
As mentioned earlier, Concha had served as Colombian Ambassador to the US in 1902. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the administration of President Marco Fidel Suárez. In 1925, Concha is designated as Colombian Ambassador to Italy and later to the Vatican City in Rome, where he died. In one of his last statements he said: “I never violated the rights of people or parties, I was impartial and neutral in every political debate or election, I kept diplomatic and cordial relations with every nation and, I never placed the country at risk”.[2]
josé, vicente, concha, ferreira, april, 1867, december, 1929, colombian, politician, served, president, colombia, from, 1914, 1918, also, noted, member, colombian, conservative, party, president, colombiain, office, august, 1914, august, 1918preceded, bycarlos. Jose Vicente Concha Ferreira April 21 1867 December 8 1929 was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918 He was also a noted member of the Colombian Conservative Party 1 Jose Vicente Concha8th President of ColombiaIn office August 7 1914 August 7 1918Preceded byCarlos Eugenio RestrepoSucceeded byMarco Fidel SuarezMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office September 19 1921 November 11 1921PresidentMarco Fidel SuarezPreceded byLaureano Garcia OrtizSucceeded byCarlos UruetaMinister of WarIn office September 4 1901 January 16 1902PresidentJose Manuel MarroquinPreceded byPedro Nel OspinaSucceeded byAristides FernandezColombia Ambassador to the Kingdom of ItalyIn office March 8 1902 November 28 1902PresidentJose Manuel MarroquinPreceded byCarlos Martinez SilvaPersonal detailsBornJose Vicente Concha Ferreira 1867 04 21 April 21 1867Bogota Cundinamarca United States of ColombiaDiedDecember 8 1929 1929 12 08 aged 62 Rome Kingdom of ItalyPolitical partyConservativeSpouseElvira Cardenas MosqueraChildren7 including LuisProfessionLawyer Contents 1 Biographic data 2 Early life 3 Political career 4 The Presidency 5 Diplomatic career 6 ReferencesBiographic data editConcha was born in Bogota on April 21 1867 during the administration of General Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera 1 He died in Rome on December 8 1929 while serving as Ambassador to the Vatican City 2 Early life editConcha studied jurisprudence and specialized in criminal law He became a distinguished University professor in the fields of journalism literature and oratory He also stood out as a political debater as a very skilled eloquent and persuasive public speaker 1 Political career editConcha joined the Colombian Conservative Party by the end of the presidency of Carlos Eugenio Restrepo The republicanism movement had come to an end and politicians were returning to the original political parties He was elected to Congress and in 1898 as majority leader he led the debate against General Rafael Reyes causing him to resign to the presidency 1 Concha was appointed Minister of War in 1901 during the administration of Jose Manuel Marroquin Later Marroquin designated him as the Colombian Ambassador to the United States of America and he presented his diplomatic credential to the State Department on March 8 1902 during the Colombian civil war de los Mil Dias Thousand Days War 3 During the presidential election of 1914 two candidates were running for office Nicolas Esguerra for the liberal party and Concha for the conservative party Concha obtained 300 735 votes and Esguerra obtained 36 763 1 The Presidency editConcha was inaugurated as President of Colombia on August 10 1914 He initiated his administration in a prosperous and peaceful time inherited from the government of Carlos Eugenio Restrepo 4 Since Colombia had just gone through two major wars the civil war de los Mil Dias and the war of session with Panama Concha decided to maintain the country neutral during World War I for which Congress approved and gave him extraordinary powers to rule by decree 4 Diplomatic career editAs mentioned earlier Concha had served as Colombian Ambassador to the US in 1902 He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the administration of President Marco Fidel Suarez In 1925 Concha is designated as Colombian Ambassador to Italy and later to the Vatican City in Rome where he died In one of his last statements he said I never violated the rights of people or parties I was impartial and neutral in every political debate or election I kept diplomatic and cordial relations with every nation and I never placed the country at risk 2 References edit a b c d e Arismendi Posada Ignacio Gobernantes Colombianos trans Colombian Presidents Interprint Editors Ltd Italgraf Segunda Edicion Page 163 Bogota Colombia 1983 a b Arismendi Posada Ignacio Gobernantes Colombianos trans Colombian Presidents Interprint Editors Ltd Italgraf Segunda Edicion Page 166 Bogota Colombia 1983 Arismendi Posada Ignacio Gobernantes Colombianos trans Colombian Presidents Interprint Editors Ltd Italgraf Segunda Edicion Page 164 Bogota Colombia 1983 a b Arismendi Posada Ignacio Gobernantes Colombianos trans Colombian Presidents Interprint Editors Ltd Italgraf Segunda Edicion Page 165 Bogota Colombia 1983 Political officesPreceded byCarlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo President of Colombia1914 1918 Succeeded byMarco Fidel Suarez Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Vicente Concha amp oldid 1174508873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
