Ruler · 1795 – 1861

José María Obando

Lived 1795 – 1861; politician, military personnel. President of Colombia (Colombia), 1853 – 1854.

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Lived: 1795 – 1861; 66 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Colombia
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

President of Colombia

Colombia · the 9th of 70 dated reigns · 1812 – 2026

5 before

Domingo Caycedo1831

Francisco de Paula Santander1832 – 1837

Pedro Alcántara Herrán1841 – 1845

José María Obando1853 – 1854

Francisco Obregón1854

José María Melo1854

José de Obaldía1854 – 1855

58 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1853 – 1854 · 1 year · came to it aged 58

Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

He was overthrown as president in a coup in 1854.

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