Alberto Lleras Camargo

His Excellency

Alberto Lleras Camargo
His Excellency; Alberto Lleras Camargo
20th President of Colombia
	In office; 7 August 1958 – 7 August 1962
Preceded by	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Succeeded by	Guillermo León Valencia Muñóz
1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States
	In office; 30 April 1948 – 1 August 1954
Succeeded by	Carlos Dávila
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
	In office; 12 February 1945 – 2 August 1945
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Darío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded by	Francisco Umaña Bernal
Minister of Government of Colombia
	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
11th Minister of National Education of Colombia
	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
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Bertha Puga Martínez (1931–1990)
Children	Alberto Lleras Puga; Ximena Lleras Puga; Marcela Lleras Puga; Consuelo Lleras Puga;
Alma mater	Del Rosario University

Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) was a Colombian journalist and politician. He was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962), and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1948–1954).^[1]

References

↑ "Alberto Lleras Camargo. Un estadista para la Colombia del siglo XX". Actividad cultural del Banco de la República de Colombia. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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[1] "Alberto Lleras Camargo. Un estadista para la Colombia del siglo XX". Actividad cultural del Banco de la República de Colombia. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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