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| In office August 7, 1986 – August 7, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Belisario Betancur |
| Succeeded by | César Gaviria |
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| Born | September 17, 1921 Cúcuta, Norte de Santander |
| Died | May 20, 1997 (aged 75) Bogotá |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Carolina Isackson Proctor |
Virgilio Barco Vargas (September 17, 1921 - May 20, 1997) was a politician and diplomat from Colombia. This is a list of the persons that have been President of the Republic of Colombia and of the same territory under different names throughout history List of Presidents of Colombia The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia is the Head of state and Head of government of the Republic of Colombia Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Belisario Betancur Cuartas ( February 4, 1923, Amagá, Department of Antioquia) is a Colombian statesman the President of Colombia César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo (born March 31, 1947 in Pereira, Risaralda) is a Colombian politician and a Latin American statesman Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Cúcuta (ˈkukuta is a Colombian city, capital of the North Santander Department and located in the northeast of the country Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá The Colombian Liberal Party ( Spanish: Partido Liberal Colombiano PLC is a social liberal - social democratic party in Colombia. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. He was a member of the Colombian Liberal Party and served as president of Colombia from August 7, 1986 until August 7, 1990. The Colombian Liberal Party ( Spanish: Partido Liberal Colombiano PLC is a social liberal - social democratic party in Colombia. List of Presidents of Colombia The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia is the Head of state and Head of government of the Republic of Colombia Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Barco was born in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander Department, in north-eastern Colombia. Cúcuta (ˈkukuta is a Colombian city, capital of the North Santander Department and located in the northeast of the country Graduated of Civil Engineer from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1958, He entered politics in 1943 when he became a city council member in the town of Durania for the Liberal Party. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was then elected to the lower house of Congress, but went into exile in the late 1940s because of violence between liberals and conservatives. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be He lived in the United States, where his daughter, Carolina Barco (who would later become a Colombian politician herself) was born. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Carolina Barco Isakson (born 1951 in Boston Massachusetts, United States) is Colombia 's ambassador to the United States
Barco returned to Colombia in 1954 to help negotiate the peace process which allowed the formation of the National Front between liberals and conservatives, which lasted two decades. See also History of South America, History of present-day nations and states The History of Colombia has been characterized by the interaction of He became a member of the Senate, the upper house of Congress in 1958, left to become the ambassador to Britain in 1961, and returned to Colombia in 1962. The Senate of the Republic of Colombia (Senado de la República de Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber The Congress of the Republic of Colombia (Congreso de la República de Colombia is the name given to Colombia 's Bicameral national Legislature. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He served another term in the Senate until 1966, when he was elected mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogotá. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá He served in that position until 1969, when he became a director of the World Bank until 1974. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. He then briefly served as ambassador to the United States during 1977. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
Barco was elected president of Colombia with 58% of the vote in 1986. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) He supported anti-poverty programs, renewed dialogue with leftist guerillas and fought drug traffickers. Though he was popular within the international community, he became less popular in Colombia because the drug traffickers became more violent after he started to move against them. His restrictive economic policies at first doomed the country. After two years of this, The Economic Openness program was initiated by his administration, which would open Colombian markets to the world and recharge the country's economy. He served one 4-year term. When he left the Presidency in 1990, he served as ambassador to Britain again until 1992, when he retired from public life. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) He died in Bogotá in May 20, 1997. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Personal life
- Barco's biography in "La crisis de la Corbeta Caldas" by Edgar C. Otálvora
- His daughter is Colombian former Minister of Foreign Relations and ambassador Carolina Barco. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
- His son, also named Virgilio Barco, is founder of Colombia Diversa, a Colombian movement for homosexual community rights. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.
| Preceded by Belisario Betancur |
President of Colombia 1986–1990 |
Succeeded by César Gaviria |
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