Eduardo Cote Lamus

Eduardo Francisco Cote Lamus (16 August 1928 – 3 August 1964)^[1] was a Colombian lawyer, poet and politician.

Eduardo Cote Lamus
Eduardo Cote Lamus in Madrid, c. 1953.
43rd Governor of North Santander
In office 1962 – 3 August 1964 (1964-08-03)
President	Alberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded by	José Luis Acero Jordán
Succeeded by	Álvaro Niño Duarte
Senator of Colombia
In office 1962–1962
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office 20 July 1958 (1958-07-20) – 20 July 1960 (1960-07-20)
Constituency	North Santander Department
Personal details
Born	(1928-08-16)16 August 1928 Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia
Died	3 August 1964(1964-08-03) (aged 35) Los Patios, North Santander, Colombia
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Alicia Baráibar ​ ​ (m. 1958⁠–⁠1964)​
Children	Pedro Cote Baraibar Elena Cote Baraibar Ramón Cote Baraibar
Alma mater	Externado University of Colombia (LLB) University of Salamanca (MA)
Occupation	Poet
Profession	Lawyer Philologist

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cote and the second or maternal family name is Lamus.

Personal life

Colombian poet and politician born on 16 August 1928 in Cúcuta, North Santander;^[1][2] the youngest of three. His parents were Pablo Antonio Cote Bautista and Emma Lamus Hernández, his other two older siblings were Elena and José Guillermo. He married Alicia Baraibar in 1958, a Spaniard and daughter of Germán Baraibar Usandizaga, the Ambassador of Spain in Colombia. He had three children with his wife, Pedro, Elena, and Ramón.