Manuel Germán Cuello

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Manuel Germán Cuello
5th Governor of the Department of Cesar
In office
19 June 1971 13 August 1974
President Misael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded by José Antonio Murgas
Succeeded by Luis Roberto García Díaz-Granados
Mayor of Valledupar
In office
16 December 1967 21 September 1968
Preceded by Jose Guillermo Castro Castro
Succeeded by Jaime Calderon Bruges
Personal details
Nationality Colombian
Political party Conservative

Manuel Germán Cuello was a Colombian politician, Mayor of Valledupar in 1967 and Governor of the Department of Cesar by appointment under the presidency of Misael Pastrana between June 19, 1971 and August 13, 1974. [1] Cuello was member of the Colombian Conservative Party.

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Valledupar City and municipality in Caribbean, Colombia

Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department. Its name, Valle de Upar, was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar. The city lies between the mountains of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía del Perijá to the borders of the Guatapurí and Cesar rivers.

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References

  1. Cesar 30 Años de Progreso - Gobernación del Cesar. (1997) Page 50