Carlos Holguín Mallarino
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Oil painting by Ricardo Moros Urbina.
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President of Colombia Interim |
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In office 7 August 1888 – 7 August 1892 |
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| Preceded by | Rafael Núñez Moledo |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Antonio Caro |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia | |
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In office 4 June 1887 – 7 August 1888 |
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| President | Rafael Núñez Moledo |
| Preceded by | Felipe Angulo Bustillo |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Roldán Betancourt |
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In office 1877–1877 |
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| President | Aquileo Parra Gómez |
| Preceded by | Carlos Nicolás Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Eustorgio Salgar Moreno |
| Magistrate of the Supreme Court | |
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In office 1859–1880 |
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| Born |
11 June 1832 Nóvita, Chocó, Republic of New Granada |
| Died | 19 October 1894 (aged 62) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
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National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Margarita Caro Tovar |
| Relations |
Manuel María Mallarino (uncle) Jorge Holguín (brother) Miguel Antonio Caro (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Colegio San Bartolomé |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Allegiance | Conservative Party |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars |
Colombian Civil War (1860–1862) Colombian Civil War of 1876 |
Carlos Holguín Mallarino (11 June 1832 – 19 October 1894) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and politician, who became President of Colombia between 1888 and 1892, acting in the absence of President Rafael Núñez.
Carlos Holguín Mallarino was born on 11 July 1832, in the town of Nóvita, Chocó when the region was still part of the department (state) of Cauca. He died in Bogotá on 19 October 1894 while he was serving in Congress as senator. Carlos Holguín Mallarino was part of the prominent Holguín, Mallarino and Caro Families. Both his uncle Manuel María Mallarino and his brother, Jorge Holguín, were Presidents of Colombia, as was his brother-in-law Miguel Antonio Caro, who succeeded him in office.
Holguín completed his first years of education in the city of Cali, Valle. He then traveled to Bogotá, where he studied jurisprudence and obtained a degree in law at the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé before his 20th birthday. His adoptive grandfather, an Englishman called Paterson Saunders, had taught him Latin, Greek, English, French and Italian. Holguín later became a great orator, debater, and writer. He was also a renowned journalist and professor of literature and history.
Holguín enlisted in the army and participated in several military actions like the uprising against President José María Melo, the war against Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, and the conservative revolt against Aquileo Parra in 1875.
After Holguín graduated, he entered the civil service and held a few bureaucratic jobs with the central government. At 23, he was elected as state senator representing the district of buenaventura and thereafter as President of the Cauca State Senate. Later he was elected several times to National Congress, representing the States of Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Tolima and Bolívar. Holguín was appointed also to several ministerial positions such as Minister of Foreign Relations, Interior and War.
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