Banco de la República, The Bank, General Information

1.	When was the Banco de la República founded?

2.	Who founded the Banco de la República?

3.	Who have the Governors of the Banco de la República been?

4.	When are the Bank's Holidays in Bogotá - Colombia 2005?

The Banco de la República opened its doors to the public on Monday, July 23, 1923.

Pedro Nel Ospina Vásquez, President of the Republic (1922-1926)

Esteban Jaramillo, Founder and Director

Edwin Walter Kemmerer, Advisory Commission

Mariano Ospina Vásquez, Founder and Secretary (1924-1941)

Name Term Served

José Joaquín Pérez, 1923-1924

Félix Salazar Jaramillo, 1924-1927

Julio Caro, 1927-1947

Luis Angel Arango, 1947-1957

Carlos Mario Londoño, 1957

Ignacio Copete Lizarralde, 1957-1960

Eduardo Arias Robledo, 1961-1970

Germán Botero de los Ríos, 1970-1978

Rafael Gamma Quijano, 1978-1982

Hugo Palacios Mejía, 1982-1985

Francisco J. Ortega, 1985-1993

Miguel Urrutia Montoya, 1993-2005

José Darío Uribe Escobar, acting Governor 2005 - Present

Taken from: El Emisor y su Gente: publicación para los empleados del Banco de la República (Santafé de Bogotá). May-December, 1997. No 21.