Alberto Lleras Camargo
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.
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 |
| 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States | |
| In office 30 April 1948 – 1 August 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Dávila |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 February 1945 – 2 August 1945 Acting President:7 August 1945 - 7 August 1946 | |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | Darío Echandía Olaya |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Umaña Bernal |
| Minister of Government | |
| 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 |
| Minister of National Education | |
| 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 (aged 83) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Bertha Puga Martínez (1931–1990) |
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| Alma mater | Del Rosario University |
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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