Alberto Lleras Camargo
Colombian journalist and politician (1906-1990)
Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) was a Colombian journalist and politician. He was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962), and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1948–1954).[1]
Alberto Lleras Camargo | |
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20th President of Colombia | |
In office 7 August 1958 – 7 August 1962 | |
Preceded by | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
Succeeded by | Guillermo León Valencia Muñóz |
1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States | |
In office 30 April 1948 – 1 August 1954 | |
Succeeded by | Carlos Dávila |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia | |
In office 12 February 1945 – 2 August 1945 | |
President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
Preceded by | Darío Echandía Olaya |
Succeeded by | Francisco Umaña Bernal |
Minister of Government of Colombia | |
In office 8 October 1943 – 12 February 1945 | |
President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
Preceded by | Darío Echandía Olaya |
Succeeded by | Antonio Rocha Alvira |
In office 27 February 1937 – 7 August 1938 | |
President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
Preceded by | Darío Echandía Olaya |
Succeeded by | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
In office 10 October 1935 – 12 January 1937 | |
President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
Preceded by | Darío Echandía Olaya |
Succeeded by | Darío Echandía Olaya |
3rd Colombia Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 6 May 1943 – 8 October 1943 | |
President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
Preceded by | Gabriel Turbay Abunader |
Succeeded by | Gabriel Turbay Abunader |
11th Minister of National Education of Colombia | |
In office 28 January 1937 – 27 February 1937 | |
President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
Preceded by | Darío Echandía Olaya |
Succeeded by | Tulio Enrique Tascón Pérez |
Personal details | |
Born | Alberto Lleras Camargo 3 July 1906 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
Died | 4 January 1990 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia | (aged 83)
Nationality | Colombian |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Bertha Puga Martínez (1931–1990) |
Children |
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Alma mater | Del Rosario University |
References
change- ↑ "Alberto Lleras Camargo. Un estadista para la Colombia del siglo XX". Actividad cultural del Banco de la República de Colombia. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.