Rafael Nunez, Colombian governor from 1880 to 1894
One of the most remarkable State chefs of Colombia in the XX
century was Rafael Nunez, from Cartagena de Indias. He gave the
country a political, social and economical stability. Son of
Francisco Nunez Garcia and Dolorez Moledo Garcia, he was born on
September 28 1825 in Cartagena de Indias.
His career was brilliant, always at the service of his
compatriots, through the post of judge in Panama, the State’s
secretary, to the governor of Cartagena de Indias, represented
the Congress, Vice president of the Congress, the secretary of
the government during the period of the general Jose Maria
Obando, secretary of the war and the marine with Manuel Maria
Mallarino, deputy, senator, Treasure’s secretary, and so on…
Participation to the Convention of Rionegro for the creation of
the Constitution of 1863, who put in place the federal regime of
Colombia, he wasn’t in accord with this regime for the residents
of the country.
The next year, he got to Liverpool to establish as a Consultant
before coming back in 1875 to launch his candidature for the
president of the Republic during the elections that he lost in
the hands of Aquileo Parra. However, he was elected president in
1878 and started to unify the country using the famous slogan
“Regeneration or catastrophe”. We was re-elected after that for
the years 1880 and 1884.
It’s during this period that he took a total transformation of
the nation in the redaction of the Constitution in 1886, which
was the first motive. In spite of the wars, violence, and
battles between political parties, the Colombian Constitution
was realized and definitely put in place. In this same year of
1886, Nunez was re-elected for president and launched works for
the economy of the Republic.
He founded the National Bank (later, the Republic Bank), all by
replacing gold pieces for paper money. He got back to his
house of El Cabrero,
in Cartagena de Indias in 1888, and in 1893 he was re-elected
for the last time as President of the Republic, but he wasn’t
able to finish his mandatory, because he suddenly died on
September 18th 1894. Nunez has been one of the most renowned men
of Cartagena.
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