Luis María Drago (May 6, 1859 (1859-05-06) - June 9, 1921 (1921-06-09)) was an Argentine politician.

Luis María Drago
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 August 1902 – 18 July 1903
PresidentJulio Argentino Roca
Preceded byJoaquín V. González
Succeeded byJoaquín V. González
Personal details
Born(1859-05-06)6 May 1859
Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died9 June 1921(1921-06-09) (aged 62)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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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). 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.[1]

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  1. ^ Woolsey, T. S. (1921). "Drago and the Drago Doctrine". American Journal of International Law. 15 (4): 558–559. doi:10.2307/2188290. ISSN 0002-9300.
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