Alfonso López Michelsen
Alfonso López Michelsen | |
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López in 1977 | |
| 25th President of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1974 – 7 August 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Misael Pastrana Borrero |
| Succeeded by | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 14 August 1968 – 7 August 1970 | |
| President | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| Preceded by | Germán Zea Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Vázquez Carrizosa |
| 1st Governor of Cesar | |
| In office 21 December 1967 – 14 August 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Luis Roberto García |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfonso López Michelsen 30 June 1913 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Died | 11 July 2007 (aged 94) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá |
| Party | Liberal |
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| Parent(s) | Alfonso López Pumarejo María Michelsen Lombana |
| Alma mater | Our Lady of the Rosary University (JD, 1937) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Alfonso López Michelsen (30 June 1913 – 11 July 2007) was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was nicknamed "El Pollo" (The Chicken), a popular Colombian idiom for people with precocious careers.