Cosme de la Torriente y Peraza
Cosme de la Torriente y Peraza (27 June 1872 in "La Isabel" near Jovellanos, Matanzas, Cuba – 7 December 1956 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban soldier, politician, lawyer and statesman.
Biography
He was born on 27 June 1872.
He received his law degree from the
Alfonso XIII of Spain and was conferred the Order of Isabella the Catholic. He was president of the League of Nations from 1923 until 1924.[1] He was conferred the Order of the Legion of Honour of France after World War I
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He died on 7 December 1956 in Havana.
References
- ^ "Assembly Meeting", Time retrieved May 16, 2008
- Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902–1952. (Spanish)
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