Alberto Lleras Camargo

Politician

1906 – 1990

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Who was Alberto Lleras Camargo?

Alberto Lleras Camargo was the 20th President of Colombia, and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States. 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.

Lleras Camargo served as congressman of Colombia. He was also a cousin of later president Carlos Lleras Restrepo.

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Born
Jul 3, 1906
Bogotá
Also known as
  • 阿尔韦托·耶拉斯·卡马戈
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Colombian people
Nationality
  • Colombia
Profession
Education
  • Del Rosario University
Died
Jan 4, 1990
Bogotá

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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