Manuel Murillo Toro

Manuel Murillo Toro
9th President of the United States of Colombia
In office
1 April 1872 – 1 April 1874
Preceded byEustorgio Salgar
Succeeded bySantiago Pérez
15th President of Colombia
In office
8 April 1864 – 1 April 1866
Preceded byTomás Cipriano de Mosquera
Succeeded byJosé María Rojas Garrido
2nd President of the Sovereign State of Santander
In office
23 October 1857 – 10 January 1859
Preceded byEstanislao Silva Calderón
Succeeded byUlpiano Valenzuela
Secretary of Finance
In office
1849–1853
PresidentJosé Hilario López
4th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of New Granada to Venezuela
In office
1867–1869
PresidentSantos Acosta Castillo
In office
1874–1876
PresidentSantiago Pérez
Preceded byAntonio María Pradilla
Succeeded byJosé Sergio Camargo Pinzón
Personal details
Born(1816-01-01)1 January 1816
Chaparral, Tolima, U.S. Colombia
Died26 December 1880(1880-12-26) (aged 64)
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, U.S. Colombia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseAna Roma y Cabarcas

Manuel Murillo Toro (January 1, 1816–December 26, 1880) was a Colombian statesman who served as President of the United States of Colombia (present day Colombia) on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.[1]

  1. ^ Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; Gobernantes Colombianos, trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd.; Italgraf; Segunda Edición; Page 77; Bogotá, Colombia; 1983