Julio César Turbay Ayala

Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United States.

Julio César Turbay Ayala
Turbay during a visit to the Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 1979
25th President of Colombia
In office
7 August 1978 (1978-08-07)  7 August 1982 (1982-08-07)
Preceded byAlfonso López Michelsen
Succeeded byBelisario Betancur
Colombian Ambassador to Italy
In office
1991–1993
PresidentCésar Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded byOscar Mejía Vallejo
Succeeded byPlinio Apuleyo Mendoza
Colombian Ambassador to the Holy See
In office
1987–1989
PresidentVirgilio Barco Vargas
Succeeded byFernando Hinestrosa Forero
Colombian Ambassador to the United States
In office
29 April 1975 (1975-04-29)  1976
PresidentAlfonso López Michelsen
Preceded byDouglas Botero Boshel
Succeeded byVirgilio Barco Vargas
12th Colombian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
6 January 1973 (1973-01-06)  15 January 1975 (1975-01-15)
PresidentMisael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded byCamilo de Brigard Silva
Succeeded byAlfredo Vásquez Carrizosa
11th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
1967–1969
PresidentCarlos Lleras Restrepo
Preceded byAlfonso Patiño Rosselli
Succeeded byJoaquín Vallejo Arbeláez
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 August 1958 (1958-08-07)  1 September 1961 (1961-09-01)
PresidentAlberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded byCarlos Sanz de Santamaría
Succeeded byJosé Joaquín Caicedo Castilla
Minister of Mines and Petroleum
In office
11 May 1957 (1957-05-11)  7 August 1958 (1958-08-07)
PresidentGabriel París Gordillo
Preceded byFrancisco Puyana
Succeeded byJorge Ospina Delgado
Personal details
Born
Julio César Turbay Ayala

(1916-06-18)18 June 1916
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died13 September 2005(2005-09-13) (aged 89)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
Nydia Quintero Turbay
(m. 1948; ann. 1983)
    Amparo Canal Sandoval
    (m. 1986)
    Children
    OccupationLawyer
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