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He briefly attended the National University of Colombia in Bogotá to study politics, but dropped out later to pursue journalism.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"3 July 1906","date":"1906-07-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Bogotá","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2841"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"4 January 1990","date":"1990-01-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bogotá","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2841"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Colombia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Colombian Liberal Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q939021"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Our Lady of the Rosary University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3997334"},{"text":"Universidad Externado de Colombia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7894273"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Bertha Puga","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4120940"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Colombia (7 August 1958 – 7 August 1962)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853475","start":"1958-08-07","end":"1962-08-07"},{"text":"General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (7 June 1947 – 31 July 1954)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6123153","start":"1947-06-07","end":"1954-07-31"},{"text":"Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia (12 February 1945 – 7 August 1945)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23653023","start":"1945-02-12","end":"1945-08-07"},{"text":"ambassador of Colombia to the United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29972072"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Maria Moors Cabot Prizes","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2113","date":"1947"},{"text":"Simón Bolívar award","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5688317"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Lleras_Camargo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Alberto Lleras Camargo born?","a":"Alberto Lleras Camargo was born on 3 July 1906 in Bogotá."},{"q":"What positions has Alberto Lleras Camargo held?","a":"Positions held by Alberto Lleras Camargo include: President of Colombia (1958–1962); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Alberto Lleras Camargo.jpg — Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Public domain.","cite":"\"Alberto Lleras Camargo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/alberto-lleras-camargo. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:57:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/alberto-lleras-camargo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/alberto-lleras-camargo","ne":null}}