Rafael Uribe Uribe
Colombian lawyer, journalist and general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uribe and the second or maternal family name is also Uribe.
Rafael Victor Zenón Uribe Uribe (April 12, 1859 – October 15, 1914, in Bogotá) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and general in the liberal party rebel army.[1]
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Quick Facts 4th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Brazil, President ...
Rafael Uribe Uribe | |
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4th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Brazil | |
In office January 1906 – 7 September 1907 | |
President | Rafael Reyes Prieto |
Preceded by | Antonio José Uribe Gaviria |
Succeeded by | Luis Tanco Argáez |
Personal details | |
Born | Rafael Victor Zenón Uribe Uribe (1859-04-12)12 April 1859 Valparaíso, Antioquia, Granadine Confederation |
Died | 15 October 1914(1914-10-15) (aged 55) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá |
Nationality | Colombian |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Sixta Tulia Gaviria Sañudo (1886–1914) |
Children | María Luisa Uribe Gaviria Adelaida Uribe Gaviria Julián Uribe Gaviria Tulia Uribe Gaviria Inés Uribe Gaviria Carlos Uribe Gaviria |
Alma mater | Our Lady of the Rosary University (LLB, 1880) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Uribe Uribe is best known for his political ideas in favor of the establishment of Guild socialism and trade unions in Colombia, his diplomatic work and his support of Colombian coffee growers in fighting diseases such as rust. One of his greatest contributions was, along with Benjamin Herrera, the founding of the Republican University that later became the Free University of Colombia.
The Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture in Medellín is named after him.