Rafael Núñez

Rafael Núñez
1891 painting
1st and 3rd President of Colombia
In office
August 7, 1892 – September 18, 1894
Vice PresidentMiguel Antonio Caro
Preceded byCarlos Holguín Mallarino
Succeeded byMiguel Antonio Caro
In office
June 4, 1887 – August 7, 1888
Vice PresidentEliseo Payán
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byCarlos Holguín Mallarino
10th and 14th President of the United States of Colombia
In office
April 1, 1884 – April 1, 1886
Preceded byJosé Eusebio Otalora
Succeeded byOffice abolished
In office
April 8, 1880 – April 1, 1882
Preceded byJulián Trujillo Largacha
Succeeded byFrancisco Javier Zaldúa
12the and 15th President of the Sovereign State of Bolívar
In office
1879–1880
Preceded byBenjamin Noguera
Succeeded byBenjamin Noguera
In office
1876–1877
Preceded byEugenio Baena
Succeeded byManuel González Carazo
Personal details
BornRafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo
(1825-09-25)September 25, 1825
Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia
DiedSeptember 18, 1894(1894-09-18) (aged 68)
Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia
Resting placeEl Cabrero Hermitage,
Cartagena de Indias
PartyLiberal Party
(1848-1886)
National Party
(1886-1894)
Spouses
  • Dolores Gallegos
    (m. 1851; div. 1872)
  • (m. 1877)
Alma materUniversity of Cartagena
ProfessionLawyer
Signature
NicknameEl Regenerador
Military service
AllegianceColombia (Liberal Party)
Branch/serviceNational Army of Colombia
Battles/warsWar of the Supremes
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Rafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo (September 28, 1825 – September 18, 1894) was a Colombian author, lawyer, journalist and politician, who was elected president of Colombia in 1880 and in 1884. Núñez was the leader of the so-called "Regeneration" process which produced the Colombian Constitution of 1886 which was to remain until 1991.