Rafael Uribe Uribe
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Painting of Rafael Uribe by Francisco Antonio Cano
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| 4th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Brazil | |
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In office January 1906 – 7 September 1907 |
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| President | Rafael Reyes Prieto |
| Preceded by | Antonio José Uribe Gaviria |
| Succeeded by | Luis Tanco Argáez |
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Rafael Victor Zenón Uribe Uribe 12 April 1859 Valparaíso, Antioquia, Granadine Confederation |
| Died | 15 October 1914 (aged 55) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | 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 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Rafael Victor Zenón Uribe Uribe (born April 12, 1859 – died October 15, 1914 in Bogotá) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and general in the liberal party rebel army.
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.
Rafael Uribe Uribe was born in the small town of Valparaíso, in the Sovereign State of Antioquia (Present day Department of Antioquia) at his family's country estate of El Palmar on April 12, 1859. His mother educated him at home and he was reportedly a shy boy. In 1871 Uribe was accepted to the University of Antioquia, then attended a military school called School of the State, where he received martial training. He also studied sporadically in Buga, Capital of the Sovereign State of Cauca (Present day Department of Valle del Cauca) where he also joined the Liberal rebels of Cauca during the Colombian Civil War of 1876 and was wounded in combat.
In 1880 Uribe graduated from Our Lady of the Rosary University as a lawyer and the next year worked as Attorney General of Antioquia. He also became a Professor in constitutional law and political economy.
In 1885 Uribe participated in another civil war, in which he was involved in the execution of a subordinate for disobedience. However, the Conservatives in power absolved him.
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