- José Vicente Concha
José Vicente Concha (
1867 -December 8 1929 ) was aColombia npolitician who served asPresident of Colombia from 1914-1918. He was also a noted member of theColombian Conservative Party .He first took office in 1898, became the Minister of Defense in 1901 and Ambassador in the United States in 1902. He returned a took a stand against the
Urrutia-Thompson Treaty . With the support of theColombian Liberal Party directed byRafael Uribe Uribe , he won the Presidency in 1914.Economic effects of
World War I led to his diminishing the circulation of thegold standard . During its term, Colombia remained neutral in the conflict. When Uribe Uribe was assassinated in the stairs of the capitol, political tensions mounted. His son, CardinalLuis Concha Córdoba , was Archbishop of Bogota from 1959 to 1972.Cobncha died while serving as Ambassador to the Vatican.
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