Andrés Pastrana Arango
Andrés Pastrana Arango (born 17 August 1954) was the 30th President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002,[1] following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana Borrero, who was president from 1970 to 1974.
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| 30th Colombia Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 24 October 2005 – 11 July 2006 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Luis Alberto Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Carolina Barco Isakson |
| 30th President of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1998 – 7 August 2002 | |
| Vice President | Gustavo Bell Lemus |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| 18th Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement | |
| In office 7 August 1998 – 2 September 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Mandela |
| 18th Mayor of Bogotá | |
| In office 1 January 1988 – 1 January 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Julio César Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | Juan Martín Caycedo Ferrer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1954 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Great Alliance for Change |
| Spouse(s) | Nohra Puyana Bickenbach (1981–present) |
| Relations | Misael Pastrana Borrero (father) |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
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In 1982, he began his political career, gaining a seat on the local Bogotá council. He also specialized in press articles on the production and trafficking of cocaine, for which he gained many journalistic awards. In 1991 he was elected Senator.
Arango was born on 17 August 1954 in Bogotá, Colombia. He studied at Our Lady of the Rosary University and at Harvard University. Arango married Nohra Puyana Bickenbach in 1981. They have three children.
His father, Misael Pastrana Borrero (1923 – 1997), was the 23rd President of Colombia serving from 1970 through 1974. His mother was consort María Cristina Arango Vega (1928 – 2017).
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Media related to Andrés Pastrana Arango at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography by CIDOB Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- El Colombiano - President Pastrana's job performance Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- El Tiempo - President Uribe and ambassador Pastrana meet (in Spanish)
- El Tiempo - Ex president Pastrana accuses Constitutional Court[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
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