Miguel Abadía Méndez

Miguel Abadía Méndez
12th President of Colombia
In office
7 August 1926  7 August 1930
Preceded byPedro Nel Ospina
Succeeded byEnrique Olaya Herrera
Minister of Government
In office
2 January 1924  8 June 1925
PresidentPedro Nel Ospina
Preceded byJosé Ulises Osorio
Succeeded byRamón Rodríguez Diago
In office
6 December 1920  7 March 1921
PresidentMarco Fidel Suárez
Preceded byLuis Cuervo Márquez
Succeeded byLuis Cuervo Márquez
In office
15 September 1914  7 August 1918
PresidentJosé Vicente Concha
Preceded byClodomiro Ramírez
Succeeded byPedro Antonio Molina
In office
11 December 1909  7 August 1910
PresidentRamón González Valencia
Preceded byAlejandro Botero Uribe
Succeeded byLuis Felipe Campo
Minister of Public Instruction
In office
3 May 1919  19 September 1921
PresidentMarco Fidel Suárez
Preceded byJosé Francisco Insignares
Succeeded byEduardo Restrepo Sáenz
In office
31 July 1900  11 July 1901
PresidentJosé Manuel Marroquín
Preceded byMarco Fidel Suárez
Succeeded byFacundo Mutis Durán
Minister of Finance
In office
11 July 1901  30 January 1902
PresidentJosé Manuel Marroquín
Preceded byPedro Antonio Molina
Succeeded byJose Ramón Lago
Personal details
Born
Miguel Abadía Méndez

(1867-07-05)5 July 1867
Coello, Tolima, U.S. Colombia
Died9 May 1947(1947-05-09) (aged 79)
Fomeque, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Felisa Santamaría Restrepo (-1921)
Leonor de Velasco Álvarez (1926-)
Alma materOur Lady of the Rosary University (LLD)
ProfessionLawyer

Miguel Abadía Méndez (July 5, 1867 – May 9, 1947) was the 12th President of Colombia (1926–1930). A Conservative party politician, Abadía was the last president of the period known as the Conservative Hegemony, running unopposed and forming a one party Cabinet.