José Eusebio Otálora Martínez (1826 – April 1, 1884) was a Colombian statesman and General who became President of the United States of Colombia in 1882 in his capacity as the Second Presidential Designate following the death of President Francisco Javier Zaldúa, and the non-acceptance of the office by the First Designate Rafael Núñez.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; Gobernantes Colombianos; trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd., Italgraf, Segunda Edición; Page 121; Bogotá, Colombia; 1983
Biographic data Otálora was born in Fomeque, Cundinamarca, on December 16, 1826, and died from a heart attack in Tocaima, Cundinamarca, on April 1, 1884.Jose Eusebio Otalora. BiografiasYVidas.com. Accessed March 24, 2012. He was the second Colombian President to die office.
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