Ramón González Valencia

Infobox President
name = Ramón González Valencia


order =11th
office = President of Colombia
term_start =August 4, 1909
term_end =August 7, 1910
predecessor = Jorge Holguín
successor = Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
order2 =5th
office2 =Vice President of Colombia
term_start2 = August 7, 1904
term_end2 =March 10, 1905
president2 = Rafael Reyes
predecessor2 = José Manuel Marroquín
successor2 = Humberto De la Calle
order3 =40th Minister of War
term_start3 =March 28, 1901
term_end3 =July 11, 1901
president3 = José Manuel Marroquín
predecessor3 =José Domingo Ospina
successor3 = Pedro Nel Ospina
birth_date = May 24, 1851
birth_place = Chitagá, North Santander
death_date = October 3, 1928
death_place = Pamplona, North Santander
nationality = Colombian
party = Conservative
spouse = Antonia Ferrero Atalaya
alma_mater = Our Lady of the Rosary University
occupation = Farmer (Livestock), Soldier (General)
religion = Roman Catholic

Ramón González Valencia (born in Chitagá, 1851 – died in Pamplona, 1928) was a Colombian conservative military officer and politician. He participated in the civil wars of 1876 and 1895 and the Thousand Days War (1899-1902). He was Interim President of Colombia from August 3, 1909 to August 7, 1910 to replace president Rafael Reyes. González-Valencia had been his Vice president for the period between 1904-1910 but only served until 1905 when president Reyes departed into exile and the government was taken over by General Jorge Holguín.

External links

* [http://partidoconservador.org/index.php?section=30 Partido Conservador Colombiano; Ramón González Valencia]