Miguel Abadía Méndez

President of Colombia

5 July 1867 Coello, Tolima, United States of Colombia

9 May 1947(1947-05-09) (79) Fomeque, Cundinamarca, Colombia

7 August 1926 – 7 August 1930

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abadía and the second or maternal family name is Méndez. Miguel Abadía Méndez (June 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.