Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | |
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Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 1949–1951 | |
Constituency | Cundinamarca |
In office 1944–1946 | |
Constituency | Cundinamarca |
Colombia Ambassador to Switzerland | |
In office 1947–1948 | |
President | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
Personal details | |
Born | Pontifical Xavierian University | May 8, 1919
Occupation | Journalist, politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Álvaro Gómez Hurtado (May 8, 1919 – November 2, 1995) was a
Early years
Álvaro Gómez Hurtado was born as the second of four children to Laureano Gómez, a newspaper publisher who later became president of Colombia. His mother was María Hurtado Cajiao. His siblings are Cecilia, Rafael and Enrique. The family grew up in La Candelaria, a traditional neighborhood of Bogotá. The children attended private schools in Brussels, Belgium and Buenos Aires, Argentina while their father served as a diplomat. After his family's return to Bogotá, Gómez went to the Colegio de San Bartolomé, a preparatory school, graduating in 1936.
He studied law at the
Journalism
He began writing for the newspaper
Political career
Gómez Hurtado's first political office was as elected councilman for the city of Bogotá. He next ran for the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia and was elected for a four-year term. After finishing his term, he was elected for the Senate.
Gómez was appointed as a "plenipotentiary minister" several times. He was also appointed as Ambassador to the United Nations, Switzerland,[1] Italy, the United States and France.
Presidential candidacies
Gómez founded the
President of the Constituent Assembly
He was elected to the
Kidnapping
In 1988, Gómez was kidnapped by the M-19 guerrillas, and was released after the intervention of Álvaro Leyva.[2]
Assassination
Álvaro Gómez was murdered by gunmen on November 2, 1995, in Bogotá, while leaving the
However the family of Gómez Hurtado pointed out that it is a strategy to divert the attention away from the 25-year long and ongoing investigation that has been collecting evidence that might incriminate former president Ernesto Samper Pizano (1994-1998).
Gómez Hurtado was denouncing the financing of the former president Ernesto Samper's campaign by drug cartels, and they believe that the evidence shows that it was a state crime.[5] Ernesto Samper has been a supporter of peace talks with the FARC guerrilla.
Published work
- La Revolución en América (Revolution in the Americas)
- La Calidad de Vida (The Quality of Life)
- Soy libre. (I am Free)
- Compilación de conferencias dictadas en la Universidad Sergio Arboleda. (Compilation of his lectures at Sergio Arboleda University)
Marriage and family
Álvaro Gómez was married to Margarita Escobar López and had three children: Mauricio, Mercedes and Álvaro José.
Notes
- OCLC 1644305. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ (in Spanish) Revista Semana
- ^ "Colombia's FARC admits to killing ex-presidential candidate". DW.COM. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2020-10-05). "El libro en el que 'Tirofijo' reconoció asesinato de Álvaro Gómez". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "Familia de Gómez Hurtado no cree en reconocimiento de Farc". 3 October 2020.
References
- (in Spanish) El Diario del Otun newspaper; Alvaro Gomez Hurtado
- (in Spanish) El Colombiano newspaper; 1991
- (in Spanish) Colombialink.com: Alvaro Gomez Hurtado biography