Indalecio Liévano Aguirre
17th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
1978–1982
PresidentJulio César Turbay Ayala
Preceded byJosé Fernando Botero
Succeeded byCarlos Sanz de Santamaría
33rd President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
1978–1978
Preceded byLazar Mojsov
Succeeded bySalim Ahmed Salim
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 August 1974 – 20 September 1978
PresidentAlfonso López Michelsen (1974–1978)
Julio César Turbay Ayala (1978)
Preceded byAlfredo Vázquez Carrizosa
Succeeded byDiego Uribe Vargas
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 1970 – 7 August 1974
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 1964 – 20 July 1970
ConstituencyCundinamarca
Personal details
Born(1917-07-24)24 July 1917
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Died29 March 1982(1982-03-29) (aged 64)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyLiberal
Alma materPontifical Xavierian University
ProfessionLawyer, Political Scientist, Economist

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]

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]

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Indalecio Liévano Aguirre". Banrepcultural. Banco de la República. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Un Historiador que pasa a la historia". El Tiempo. No. 18. El Tiempo. 23 September 1975.


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