Augusto Ibáñez Guzmán
Augusto Ibáñez Guzmán | |
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President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia | |
In office 2009–2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958 Tunja, Colombia |
Died | 11 July 2018 Bogotá, Colombia | (aged 59–60)
Alma mater | Universidad Externado de Colombia |
Occupation | Lawyer, academic |
Known for | President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia (2009–2012) |
Augusto Ibáñez Guzmán (1958 – 11 July 2018) was a Colombian lawyer and academic. He was the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia from 2009–2012.
Early life
Ibáñez was born in Tunja, capital of the Colombian department of Boyacá, in 1958. His father, Joaquín T. Ibáñez Alarcón, was a surgeon and his mother, Elvira Guzmán de Ibáñez, was a senior nurse. He was the youngest of four brothers.[1][2]
Career
Ibáñez studied law at the
In 2008, Ibáñez claimed that a dozen armed men stormed his house to steal his personal computer, as it contained important information relating to his work.
Death
In 2016, Ibáñez was diagnosed with liver cancer. He died on 11 July 2018 in a hospital in Bogotá, and his funeral was held in the Cristo Rey parish in Bogotá.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b "El magistrado Augusto Ibáñez Guzmán, un personaje polémico y muy boyacense". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 28 December 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Lamentable partida del ex presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, Augusto Ibáñez Guzmán". Periodico La Campana (in Spanish). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Murió el expresidente de la Corte Suprema Augusto Ibáñez". Caracol Televisión (in Spanish). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Murió Augusto Ibáñez, expresidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia". El Espectador (in Spanish). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Murió Augusto Ibañez, la columna de hierro de una corte que juzgó a parapolíticos". Semana (in Spanish). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Falleció el expresidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, Augusto Ibáñez". W Radio (in Spanish). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Murió Augusto Ibáñez, expresidente de la Corte Suprema que declaró guerra a parapolítica". Pulzo.com (in Spanish). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Castenada, Sebastian (31 December 2009). "Supreme Court: the best of 2009". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "El último legado de Augusto Ibañez: su tesis 'cum laude' sobre los acuerdos de paz". Las2Orillas (in Spanish). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.