Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo

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1903 –

56

Who is Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo?

Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo was a Colombian industrialist, newspaper publisher, and politician. In 1949 Lloreda, along with his brothers Mario and Alfredo, founded the newspaper El País, which continues in print today. He was director of the newspaper for 25 years.

A Conservative party politician, he was elected as Mayor of his hometown of Santiago de Cali. Next he was elected to the Congress of Colombia, serving in both the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate.

In 1974, he was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Spain.

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Born
Oct 15, 1903
Cali

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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