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Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz

Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz
2nd Colombia Ambassador to Peru
In office
4 April 1940 – 17 January 1941
President Eduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded by Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Succeeded by Francisco José Chaux Ferrer
Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 Juney 1925 – 7 August 1926
President Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez
Preceded by Jorge Vélez
Succeeded by Marco Fidel Suárez
Colombian Minister of Public Instruction
In office
19 September 1921 – 11 November 1921
President Marco Fidel Suárez
Preceded by Miguel Abadía Méndez
Succeeded by Alfredo Vásquez Cobo
Governor of Cundinamarca
In office
1 October 1918 – 30 September 1921
President Marco Fidel Suárez
Preceded by Jorge González García
Succeeded by Eduardo Briceño Díaz
Personal details
Born (1886-08-05)5 August 1886
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Died 17 October 1955(1955-10-17) (aged 69)
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Spouse(s) Elvira del Corral Castellanos (1899-her death)
Relations José Manuel Restrepo Veléz (great grandfather)
Children Elvira Restrepo del Corral
Ana Restrepo del Corral
Leonor Restrepo del Corral
Eduardo Restrepo del Corral
María Restrepo del Corral
Alma mater Our Lady of the Rosary University (LLB)
National University of Colombia (LLD)
Profession Lawyer
Religion Roman Catholic

Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz (5 August 1886 - 17 October 1955) was a Colombian lawyer and historian, he served as the 2nd Colombian Ambassador to Peru as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Instruction, and Governor of the Department of Cundinamarca. He was also a founding member and president of the Colombian Academy of History.

In 1940, President Eduardo Santos Montejo named Restrepo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Peru replacing Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez. On 4 April 1940, Restrepo officially presented his Letters of Credence to President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, but presented his resignation later that year being replaced by Francisco José Chaux Ferrer on 17 January 1941.

He was born on 5 August 1886 in Bogotá, Colombia to José Ruperto Restrepo Montoya and María Teresa Justa Germana Ramona Sáenz Montoya. His paternal grandparents were José Manuel Restrepo Veléz and Mariana Montoya y Zapata, his maternal grandparents were José María Montoya Duque and María Josefa Zapata Ossa. He married Elvira del Corral Castellanos on 18 September 1899 and together had five children: Elvira, Ana, Leonor, Eduardo, and María.


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