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París oversaw the regime's transition to electoral democracy after four years of military dictatorship, and turned over power to Alberto Lleras Camargo of the National Front.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"8 March 1910","date":"1910-03-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Ibagué","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222755"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"21 March 2008","date":"2008-03-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Girardot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186193"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Colombia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Colombian Conservative Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747333"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"United States Army Command and General Staff College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1115050"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Colombia (10 May 1957 – 7 August 1958)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853475","start":"1957-05-10","end":"1958-08-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Par%C3%ADs_Gordillo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Gabriel París Gordillo born?","a":"Gabriel París Gordillo was born on 8 March 1910 in Ibagué."},{"q":"What positions has Gabriel París Gordillo held?","a":"Positions held by Gabriel París Gordillo include: President of Colombia (1957–1958)."},{"q":"Where did Gabriel París Gordillo study?","a":"Gabriel París Gordillo was educated at United States Army Command and General Staff College."}],"related":[{"name":"Simón Bolívar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/simon-bolivar"},{"name":"Manuel María Ramírez Fortoul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-maria-ramirez-fortoul"},{"name":"Iván Duque","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ivan-duque"},{"name":"Abelardo de la Espriella","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abelardo-de-la-espriella"},{"name":"Alberto Lleras Camargo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alberto-lleras-camargo"},{"name":"Juan Manuel Santos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-manuel-santos"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/gabriel-paris-gordillo-efbda82b99.jpg","width":225,"height":326,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabriel_Par%C3%ADs,_1957_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Gabriel París Gordillo","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Par%C3%ADs_Gordillo","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q878285","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878285","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Gabriel París, 1957 (cropped).jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabriel_Par%C3%ADs,_1957_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Gabriel París Gordillo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gabriel París, 1957 (cropped).jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Gabriel París Gordillo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-paris-gordillo. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T07:56:11Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-paris-gordillo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-paris-gordillo","ne":null}}