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Laureano Gómez Gómez was a Colombian journalist, civil engineer, diplomat, and politician. Born in Bogotá in 1889, he was educated at the National University of Colombia. He was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party and served as the President of Colombia. His professional work spanned politics and journalism, and he spoke both Chinese and Spanish.
Gómez authored sixteen works, including *El cuadrilatero*, *Dos actitudes frente a la jerarquía*, *Comentarios a un regimen*, *Discursos*, and *El crimen de la Magdalena*. He was a candidate in the 1949 Colombian presidential election. He died in Bogotá in 1965 from a gastrointestinal system disease. He is buried in the Central Cemetery of Bogotá and had a child named Álvaro Gómez Hurtado.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 1965
- Works
- 16
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Mariano Ospina Pérez
- Succeeded by
- Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
- President
- Mariano Ospina Pérez
- Born
- Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro , ( 1889-02-20 ) 20 February 1889, Bogotá, D.C. , Colombia
- Died
- 13 July 1965 (1965-07-13) (aged 76), Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
- Resting place
- Central Cemetery of Bogotá
- Party
- Conservative
- Spouse
- María Hurtado Cajiao ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1916 ; died 1965 )
- Children
- Cecilia Gómez Hurtado Rafael Gómez Hurtado Álvaro Gómez Hurtado Enrique Gómez Hurtado
- Alma mater
- National University of Colombia (BSc, 1909)
- Profession
- Civil engineer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gómez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Colombia
- Place of birth
- Bogotá
- Place of death
- Bogotá
- Child
- Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Colombian Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Field of work
- journalism
- Image
- Laureano Gómez (c. 1925-1926).jpg
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- Commons category
- Laureano Gómez
- date of birth
- 1889-02-20
- date of death
- 1965-07-13
- second family name in Spanish name
- Castro
- place of burial
- Central Cemetery of Bogotá
- cause of death
- gastrointestinal system disease
- candidacy in election
- 1949 Colombian presidential election
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro (20 February 1889 – 13 July 1965) was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as President of Colombia from 1950 to 1953. In November 1951 poor health led him to cede presidential power to Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez. On 13 June 1953, when he tried to resume his presidency, he was overthrown in a military coup led by Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
During the three decades prior to being elected president, Gómez was a radical leader of the Conservative Party and is widely considered to be one of the most brilliant and potent orators of the Congress of Colombia. However, he remains a controversial figure because of his sympathy for authoritarian regimes and the dictatorial nature of his government.
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