Rafael Uribe Uribe
Politician
1859 – 1914
Who was Rafael Uribe Uribe?
Rafael Victor Zenón Uribe Uribe was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and general in the liberal party rebel army.
Uribe Uribe is best known for his political ideas in favor of the establishment of Guild socialism and trade unions in Colombia, his diplomatic work and his support of Colombian coffee growers in fighting diseases such as rust. One of his greatest contributions was, along with Benjamin Herrera, the founding of the Republican University that later became the Free University of Colombia.
The Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture in Medellín is named after him.
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- Born
- Apr 12, 1859
Valparaíso, Antioquia - Spouses
- Profession
- Education
- Our Lady of the Rosary University
- University of Antioquia
- Died
- Oct 15, 1914
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on July 23, 2013
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