Darío Echandía Olaya (October 13, 1897 – May 7, 1989)[1][2] was a lawyer and a Colombian political figure, a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He was born on October 13, 1897, in Chaparral, Tolima, son of Vincente Enchandia and Carlota Olaya de E. The elder of seven brothers, he was educated at Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario and Colegio de Araujo (Bogota) receiving degrees of Attorney and Doctor in Law, 1917. He married Emilia Arciniegas, August 2, 1936. He died on May 7, 1989, in Ibagué, Tolima.
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Darío Echandía |
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December 10, 1945 – August 20, 1946 |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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| Preceded by | Jaime Jaramillo Arango |
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| Succeeded by | Domingo Esguerra Plata |
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October 16, 1943 – May 16, 1944 |
| Preceded by | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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| Succeeded by | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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March 27, 1967 – April 19, 1968 |
| President | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
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| Preceded by | Hernán Salamanca Medina |
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| Succeeded by | Fernando Hinestrosa Forero |
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1958–1959 |
| Preceded by | Manuel Antonio Coronado González |
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| Succeeded by | Rafael Parga Cortés |
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April 10, 1948 – May 21, 1949 |
| President | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
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| Preceded by | Eduardo Zuleta Ángel |
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| Succeeded by | Regulo Gaitan Patiño |
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August 7, 1942 – October 8, 1943 |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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| Preceded by | Luis Tamayo |
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| Succeeded by | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
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August 13, 1934 – October 7, 1935 |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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| Preceded by | Luis Cano |
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| Succeeded by | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
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1968–1973 |
| President | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
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| Preceded by | José Antonio Montalvo Berbeo |
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| Succeeded by | Antonio Rocha Alvira |
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1937–1942 |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo (1937-1938)
Eduardo Santos (1938-1942) |
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| Preceded by | Enrique Olaya Herrera |
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June 30, 1944 – February 12, 1945
Acting President:May 16 - July 10, 1994 |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
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| Succeeded by | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
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| Born | (1897-10-13)October 13, 1897
Chaparral, Tolima, Colombia |
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| Died | May 7, 1989(1989-05-07) (aged 91)
Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia |
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| Political party | Liberal |
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| Spouse | Emilia Arciniegas Castilla (1936-1973) |
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| Alma mater | Our Lady of the Rosary University |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Echandía and the second or maternal family name is
Olaya.
During his lifetime, Darío Echandía served as deputy for Tolima, senator for Tolima, president of the senate, magistrate in the Supreme Court of Justice, and in the ministries of Government, Education, Justice and Foreign Relations. He was also the Colombian ambassador to London and to the Holy See.
Darío Echandía was designated as acting president of Colombia on four occasions: From 1943 to 1944 due to the temporary absence of Alfonso López Pumarejo, in 1944 due to a kidnapping attempt against Pumarejo, briefly in 1960, and briefly in 1967.
The Darío Echandía Library (Biblioteca Darío Echandía) in Ibagué was inaugurated in 1984 in his honor.
