Lleras Camargo, Alberto, 1906-1990

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Name (Latin)
Lleras Camargo, Alberto, 1906-1990
Other forms of name
Camargo, Alberto Lleras, 1906-1990
Lleras Camargo, Alberto, Pres. Colombia, 1906-
Lleras, Alberto, 1906-1990
Date of birth
1906-07-03
Date of death
1990-01-04
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 39393082
Wikidata: Q12002
Library of congress: n 50080619
HUJ10: 000068748
Sources of Information
  • Reforma constitucional ... 1944.
  • El Periodista Alberto Lleras, 1992:v. 1, t.p. (Alberto Lleras) front flap (Alberto Lleras Camargo; Bogota, 1906-1990)
  • Wikipedia WWW site, Dec. 28, 2006(Alberto Lleras Camargo; b. 1906; d. 1990; president of Colombia, 1945-1946, 1958-1962)
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Wikipedia description:

Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) was President of Colombia twice (1945-1946, 1958–1962), and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1948–1954). A journalist and liberal party politician, he also served as Minister of Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and as Minister of National Education in the administrations of President Alfonso López Pumarejo. He briefly attended the National University of Colombia in Bogotá to study politics, but dropped out later to pursue journalism. Lleras Camargo served as congressman of Colombia. He was also a cousin of later president Carlos Lleras Restrepo. He died in 1990 after suffering a long illness.

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