List of mayors of Valledupar

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The following is a list of mayors of the city of Valledupar, Colombia. (Spanish: Alcaldes de Valledupar)

Term Mayor Notes
c. 1550 Emilio de la Cruz Valledupar founded in 1550 by Hernando de Santana and accompanied by Juan de Castellanos
Cristobal de Almonacid
1576 Lope de Orozco[1]
1806 - 1813 Marqués de Valde-Hoyos[2]
1826 José Manuel Martinez[2]
1906 Moisés Martínez[3]
1951 - 1954 Tte. Jose Joaquin Diaz Linero
1955 Jorge Dangond Daza[4]
1963 Jaime Dangon Ovalle[5]
1965 - 1966 Jose Joaquin Diaz Linero
September 13, 1966 - December 16, 1967 Jose Guillermo Castro[3]
1967 Manuel German Cuello
September 21, 1968 Jaime Calderon Bruges
August 22, 1970 Jorge Dangond Daza
June 19, 1971 Edgardo Pupo Pupo
August 20, 1974 Miguel Meza Valera
1975 Jaime Calderon Bruges
1977 Camilo Lacouture Dangond
1978 Guillermo Castro Mejia
1978 Miguel Gnecco Hernandez
1981 Maria Clara Quintero de Daza
1982 Alfredo Cuello Davila
1986 Fausto Cotes Núñez[6]
July 10, 1990 - May 31, 1992 Aníbal Martínez Zuleta Former Controller General of Colombia, jailed on January 29, 1985 for corruption. Elected mayor with 29,542 votes
1992 - 1994 Rodolfo Campo Soto First popularly elected mayor of Valledupar
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1997 Johnny Perez Oñate[7]
1998 - 2000 Rodolfo Campo Soto[7]
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004 Elias Ochoa Daza
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007 Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro[8] Won with 42,889 votes against Jose Calixto Mejia 31,335 votes.
January 1, 2008 Ruben Carvajal
Luis Fabian Fernandez
Fredy Socarras

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References[edit]

  • Gutierrez Hinojosa, Tomas Dario (2000), Valledupar Musica de una Historia, Bogota: Editorial Grijalbo LTDA, ISBN 958-639-175-2
  • Castro Trespalacios, Pedro (1979), Culturas Aborigenes Cesarences e Independencia de Valle de Upar, Bogota: Casa de la Cultura de Valledupar

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