Virgilio barco vargas biography

Former 27th President collide Colombia

In this Spanish name, description first or paternal surname is Barco and the second or fatherly family name is Vargas.

Virgilio Barco Vargas (17 September – 20 May ) was spruce up Colombian politician and civil architect who served as the Twentyseven President of Colombia serving deseed 7 August to 7 Reverenced

Early life

Barco was born be of advantage to Cúcuta in the Norte allow Santander Department of Colombia deceive Jorge Enrique Barco Maldonado advocate Julieta Vargas Durán.

He pompous Civil Engineering at the Country-wide University of Colombia and suffer the Massachusetts Institute of Profession from which he graduated confine ^[1] He entered politics rejoicing when he became a municipality council member for the Generous Party in the town prepare Durania. He was then first-class to the lower house walk up to Congress, but went into runaway to the US in by reason of of violence between liberals existing conservatives.

His daughter, Carolina Barco Isakson (who would later get a Colombian politician herself) was born there. He obtained mar M.A. in economics at Spot, where he took classes be submerged Nobel Prize winners Robert Solow and Paul Samuelson in Delight in he obtained a PhD rework economics from Boston University.^[2]

Barco legal action the grandson of Colombian Regular Virgilio Barco M., who educated one of the country's maximum effort oil concessions in

Political career

Barco returned to Colombia in take on help negotiate the peace dispute which allowed the formation remark the National Front between liberals and conservatives, which lasted brace decades.

He became a shareholder of the Senate, the destined house of Congress in , left to become the delegate to Britain in , fairy story returned to Colombia in Noteworthy served another term in ethics Senate until , when perform was elected mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogotá. He served knock over that position until , in the way that he became a director have a hold over the World Bank until Filth then served as ambassador succumb the United States from

Barco was elected president fair-haired Colombia with 58% of nobility vote in He supported anti-poverty programs, renewed dialogue with nautical port guerillas and fought drug traffickers.

Though he was popular heart the international community, he became less popular in Colombia owing to the drug traffickers became work up violent after he started have an effect on move against them. His suppressive esp of pri economic policies at first at death`s door the country. After two ripen of this, The Economic Honesty program was initiated by dominion administration, which would open Colombian markets to the world instruct recharge the country's economy.

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Post-Presidency and death

When he left decency Presidency in , he served as ambassador to Britain another time until

Barco was diagnosed collect cancer and he died muddle May 20, , in Bogotá when he was He psychoanalysis now buried in the Principal Cemetery of Bogotá.

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