Luis María Drago
Luis María Drago (1859 5 6 - 1921 6 9) was an Argentine politician. Luis María Drago was born into a distinguished Argentine family in Buenos Aires, Drago began his career as a newspaper editor. Later, he served as a minister of foreign affairs (1902).
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Luis María Drago
Fotografía extraída del libro "Historia Argentina". Autor: Diego Abad de Santillán. TEA, Tipográfica Editora Argentina. 1971, Buenos Aires, Argentina. · Public domain
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- Luis María Drago
- Born
- 6 May 1859
- Birthplace
- Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- 9 June 1921
- Place of death
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nationality
- Argentina.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, diplomat, journalist, judge, writer and jurist.
- Education
- National School of Buenos Aires and University of Buenos Aires.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Luis María Drago (1859 5 6 - 1921 6 9) was an Argentine politician. Luis María Drago was born into a distinguished Argentine family in Buenos Aires, Drago began his career as a newspaper editor. Later, he served as a minister of foreign affairs (1902).
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At that time, when the UK, Germany, and Italy were seeking to collect the public debt of Venezuela by force, he wrote to the Argentine minister in Washington setting forth his doctrine, commonly known as the Drago Doctrine.
Luis María Drago
Fotografía extraída del libro "Historia Argentina". Autor: Diego Abad de Santillán. TEA, Tipográfica Editora Argentina. 1971, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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• Name — Luis María Drago • Office — Minister of Foreign Affairs • President — Julio Argentino Roca • Term Start — 11 August 1902 • Term End — 18 July 1903 • Predecessor — Joaquín V. González • Successor — Joaquín V. González • Born — 6 May 1859 • Birthplace — Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina • Died — 9 June 1921 • Place of death — Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 1.Luis María Drago. www.britannica.com. 2025-06-05.
- 2.Woolsey, T. S. Drago and the Drago Doctrine. American Journal of International Law. 15. 4. 558–559. 1921. 0002-9300.
- 3.Drago, Luis M. The Drago Doctrine in International Law and Politics. The Hispanic American Historical Review. 8. 2. 204–223. 1928. 0018-2168.
- 4.Hershey, Amos S. The Calvo and Drago Doctrines. The American Journal of International Law. 1. 26–45. 1907. 0002-9300.
- 5.Scott, George Winfield. International Law and the Drago Doctrine. The North American Review. 183. 600. 602–610. 1906. 0029-2397.
- 6.Kennedy, Crammond. The Drago Doctrine. The North American Review. 185. 619. 614–622. 1907. 0029-2397.
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