Alfonso López Michelsen

His Excellency
Alfonso López Michelsen
His Excellency Alfonso López Michelsen
	López in 1977.
24th President of Colombia
	In office; 7 August 1974 – 7 August 1978
Preceded by	Misael Pastrana Borrero
Succeeded by	Julio César Turbay Ayala
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 14 August 1968 – 7 August 1970
President	Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Preceded by	Germán Zea Hernández
Succeeded by	Alfredo Vázquez Carrizosa
1st Governor of Cesar
	In office; 21 December 1967 – 14 August 1968
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Luis Roberto García
Personal details
Born	Alfonso López Michelsen; 30 June 1913; Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died	11 July 2007 (aged 94); Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Resting place	Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Cecilia Caballero Blanco (m. 1938)
Children	Alfonso López Caballero; Juan Manuel López Caballero; Felipe López Caballero;
Parent(s)	Alfonso López Pumarejo; María Michelsen Lombana
Alma mater	Our Lady of the Rosary University (JD, 1937)
Profession	Lawyer

Alfonso López Michelsen (30 June 1913 – 11 July 2007) was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the 24th President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was nicknamed "El Pollo" (The Chicken), a popular Colombian idiom for people with precocious careers.

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