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Víctor Mosquera Chaux (October 1, 1919 – November 5, 1997) was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat. A Liberal party politician, he served as Councilman of Popayán, Assemblymean of Cauca, Chamber Representative for Cauca, Senator of Colombia,[1] and Governor of Cauca.[2] He also served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States,[3] and Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.[4]
Víctor Mosquera Chaux | |
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| 24th Colombia Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 21 December 1987 – 25 November 1990 | |
| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Preceded by | Francisco Posada de La Peña |
| Succeeded by | Jaime García Parra |
| 10th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 3 June 1967 – 21 April 1970 | |
| President | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Araújo Grau |
| Succeeded by | Camilo de Brigard Silva |
| Governor of Cauca | |
| In office 4 February 1959 – 11 July 1960 | |
| President | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| Preceded by | Francisco Lemos Arboleda |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel Zúñiga |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1970 – 20 July 1974 | |
| In office 20 July 1962 – 3 June 1967 | |
| In office 20 July 1958 – 4 February 1959 | |
| Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 20 July 1947 – 9 November 1949 | |
| Constituency | Cauca Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1919 Popayán, Cauca, Colombia |
| Died | 5 November 1997 (aged 78) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Resting place | Templo de San Francisco Popayán, Cauca, Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Cecilia Paz Salazar |
| Children | Olga Lucía Mosquera Paz |
| Alma mater | University of Cauca |
| Profession | Lawyer |
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Chaux.
In February 1981, Mosquera held executive power for eight days as Presidential Designate, while President Julio César Turbay Ayala was indisposed for health reasons.[5]
- ^ "Nunca Acepto Ser Ministro" [He Never Accepted Being a Minister]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1997-11-11. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Información General [del Departamento del Cauca]" [General Information [of the Department of Cauca]] (DOC) (in Spanish). National Administrative Department of Statistics. 2001-09-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Diplomatic Representation for Republic of Colombia". Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States. 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "List of Colombian Ambassadors to the United Kingdom". Colombian Embassy to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ Cárdenas Madrid, Marlon Rafael (October 1997). "Designados presidenciales de Colombia 1844-1993" [Presidential Designates of Colombia 1844-1993]. Revista Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (94). Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2010-09-26.