Alberto Lleras Camargo
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Alberto Lleras Camargo
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| In office August 7, 1958 – August 7, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Colombian Military Junta Gabriel París Gordillo |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo León Valencia |
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| In office April 30, 1948 – August 1, 1954 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Dávila |
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| In office August 7, 1945 – August 7, 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Ospina Perez |
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| In office February 12, 1945 – August 2, 1945 |
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| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | Darío Echandía |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Umaña Bernal |
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| In office October 8, 1943 – February 12, 1945 |
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| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo (1943, 1944-1945) Darío Echandía (1943-1944) |
| Preceded by | Darío Echandía |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Rocha |
| In office February 27, 1937 – August 7, 1938 |
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| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | Darío Echandía |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
| In office October 10, 1935 – January 12, 1937 |
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| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | Darío Echandía |
| Succeeded by | Darío Echandía |
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| In office April 1943 – October 1943 |
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| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
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| In office January 28, 1937 – February 27, 1937 |
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| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | Darío Echandía |
| Succeeded by | Tulio Enrique Tascón Pérez |
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| Born | July 3, 1906 Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Died | January 4, 1990 (aged 83) Bogotá, DC, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Berta Puga Martínez |
| Relations | Arturo Puga (father-in-law) |
| Children | Alberto Lleras Puga Ximena Lleras Puga Marcela Lleras Puga Consuelo Lleras Puga |
| Alma mater | Our Lady of the Rosary University |
| Occupation | Journalist, diplomat, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906 – 1990) was an important Colombian diplomat and political figure.
He was a member of the Liberal Party of Colombia; he served as congressman (1931-1935), Minister of Education, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during the governments of Alfonso López Pumarejo and Eduardo Santos. He served too as acting President of Colombia between 1945 and 1946. He then served as the first secretary general of the Organization of American States from 1948 to 1954. Finally, he served as President of Colombia between 1958 and 1962. During this later term, he founded the Colombian Institute for Agrarian Reform (INCORA), with the intention of implementing a needed degree of land reform in the country.
[edit] References
- colombialink.com - biography of Alberto Lleras Camargo (Spanish)
- Luis Angel Arango Library - Alberto Lleras Camargo (Spanish)
- Obituary of Mr. Alberto Lleras Camargo (Spanish)
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