Alberto Lleras Camargo

His Excellency

Alberto Lleras Camargo
20th President of Colombia
In office
7 August 1958 (1958-08-07) – 7 August 1962 (1962-08-07)
Preceded byGustavo Rojas Pinilla
Succeeded byGuillermo León Valencia Muñóz
1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States
In office
30 April 1948 (1948-04-30) – 1 August 1954 (1954-08-01)
Succeeded byCarlos Dávila
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
In office
12 February 1945 (1945-02-12) – 2 August 1945 (1945-08-02)
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byDarío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded byFrancisco Umaña Bernal
Minister of Government of Colombia
In office
8 October 1943 (1943-10-08) – 12 February 1945 (1945-02-12)
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byDarío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded byAntonio Rocha Alvira
In office
27 February 1937 (1937-02-27) – 7 August 1938 (1938-08-07)
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byDarío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded byCarlos Lozano y Lozano
In office
10 October 1935 (1935-10-10) – 12 January 1937 (1937-01-12)
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byDarío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded byDarío Echandía Olaya
3rd Colombia Ambassador to the United States
In office
6 May 1943 (1943-05-06) – 8 October 1943 (1943-10-08)
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byGabriel Turbay Abunader
Succeeded byGabriel Turbay Abunader
11th Minister of National Education of Colombia
In office
28 January 1937 (1937-01-28) – 27 February 1937 (1937-02-27)
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byDarío Echandía Olaya
Succeeded byTulio Enrique Tascón Pérez
Personal details
Born
Alberto Lleras Camargo

(1906-07-03)3 July 1906
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died4 January 1990(1990-01-04) (aged 83)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
NationalityColombian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Bertha Puga Martínez (1931–1990)
Children
  • Alberto Lleras Puga
  • Ximena Lleras Puga
  • Marcela Lleras Puga
  • Consuelo Lleras Puga
Alma materDel 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

  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.