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Indalecio Liévano

Indalecio Liévano

Colombian politician and diplomat (1917–1982)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Liévano and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.

Indalecio Liévano Aguirre (24 July 1917 – 29 March 1982) was a Colombian politician and diplomat, who as the 17th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations served as the 33rd President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1978. He also served as Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister Plenipotentiary to Cuba.[1]

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Biography

Liévano Aguirre was born on 24 July 1917 in Bogotá, Colombia to Nicolás Liévano Danies and Emilia Aguirre.[2]

In 1939, Liévano Aguirre studied Philosophy and Letters at the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé and went on to receive a degree in law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, graduating in 1944. While at La Javeriana, Liévano Aguirre led a student committee that would go on to organise a major strike in May 1938.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Ocampo López, Javier (2004-12-13). "Liévano Aguirre, Indalecio" (in Spanish). Luis Ángel Arango Library. Archived from the original on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  2. [2]
    "Indalecio Liévano Aguirre". Banrepcultural. Banco de la República. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Un Historiador que pasa a la historia". El Tiempo. No. 18. El Tiempo. 23 September 1975.


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