Liborio Mejía
Liborio Mejía Gutiérrez | |
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Liborio Mejía Gutiérrez, oil on canvas, anonymous, 1821. Casa de la Convención
Museum, Rionegro, Antioquia. | |
| President of the United Provinces of the New Granada* | |
| In office June 22, 1816 – June 30, 1816 | |
| Preceded by | José Fernández Madrid |
| Succeeded by | Custodio García Rovira |
| Vice President of the United Provinces of the New Granada | |
| In office June 30, 1816 – July 10, 1816 | |
| President | Custodio García Rovira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1792 |
| Died | September 3, 1816 (aged 24) |
| Alma mater | Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Provinces of New Granada |
| Branch/service | Army of the Union |
| Years of service | 1813-1816 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Antioquía Army, |
| Commands | Antioquía Battalion, Army of the South |
| Battles/wars | Colombian War of Independence |
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Liborio Mejía Gutiérrez (July 28, 1792 – September 3, 1816) was a Colombian colonel and politician during the struggle for Independence from Spain, and in 1816 Liborio Mejía became president of the United Provinces of the New Granada making him the youngest person to ever hold the presidency of Colombia at the age of 24. He was executed three months later during the Reconquista led by the Spaniard Pablo Morillo.