José Vicente Concha Ferreira (April 21, 1867 – December 8, 1929) was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918.
[1] Concha was born in Bogotá, on April 21, 1867, during the administration of General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera.
[1] Concha joined the Colombian Conservative Party by the end of the presidency of Carlos Eugenio Restrepo.
He was elected to Congress, and in 1898, as majority leader, he led the debate against General Rafael Reyes, causing him to resign to the presidency.
In one of his last statements he said: “I never violated the rights of people or parties, I was impartial and neutral in every political debate or election, I kept diplomatic and cordial relations with every nation and, I never placed the country at risk”.