Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez

Pedro Nel Ospina
Photograph of General Pedro Nel Ospina
51th President of Colombia
In office
August 7, 1922  August 7, 1926
Preceded byJorge Holguín
Succeeded byMiguel Abadía Méndez
67th Governor of Antioquia
In office
September 18, 1918  April 12, 1920
Preceded byPedro José Berrío
Succeeded byJesús María Marulanda
Personal details
Born
Pedro Nel Tomás de Villanueva Ospina Vázquez

(1858-09-18)September 18, 1858
Bogotá, Antioquia State, Granadine Confederation
DiedJuly 1, 1927(1927-07-01) (aged 68)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Resting placeSan Pedro Cemetery Museum
NationalityColombian
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1912)
RelationsMariano Ospina Rodríguez (father)
ChildrenPedro Nel Ospina Vásquez,
Luis Ospina Vásquez,
Manuel Ospina Vásquez, and
Elena Ospina Vásquez
Alma materUniversity of Antioquia
UC Berkeley
ENSCP
OccupationEngineer, Businessman, Soldier, Professor, Rector and Politician
ProfessionEngineer (Mining)
Military service
AllegianceColombian Conservative Party
Branch/serviceArmy
RankGeneral
Battles/warsWar of the Schools,
Thousand Days' War

Pedro Nel Ignacio Tomás de Villanueva Ospina Vásquez (18 September 1858 – 1 July 1927) was a Colombian general and political figure. He served as president of Colombia between 1922 and 1926.