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Lleras Camargo

American  
[ye-rahs kah-mahr-gaw] / ˈjɛ rɑs kɑˈmɑr gɔ /

noun

  1. Alberto 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.


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She says she was impressed above all by the Colombian president, Alberto Lleras Camargo, whom she finds “Nordic in his sadness.”

From New York Times Sep. 12, 2011

By virtue of a life spent in high office in Colombia and as the constructive head of the Organization of American States, Alberto Lleras Camargo ranks as Latin America's most creative democratic statesman.

From Time Magazine Archive

A cousin of Lleras Camargo and one of Valencia's most sulphurous critics, Attorney Lleras is nicknamed "el Prematuro" by his foes because of his visible eagerness for the presidency.

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President Alberto Lleras Camargo lacks sufficiently assertive leadership to stamp out backlands bloodshed that has stopped development and killed 300,000 in the past twelve years.

From Time Magazine Archive

The prestigious Lleras Camargo slate of Liberals won all of that party's 50% share of 80 Senate and 148 Chamber of Deputies seats.

From Time Magazine Archive

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