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Belisario Betancur Cuartas
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26th President of Colombia | |
In office 7 August 1982 – 7 August 1986 |
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Preceded by | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
Succeeded by | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
Colombia Ambassador to Spain | |
In office 16 December 1975 – January 1977 |
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President | Alfonso López Michelsen |
Preceded by | Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo |
Succeeded by | Samuel Hoyos Arango |
Minister of Labor of Colombia | |
In office 7 August 1962 – 23 April 1963 |
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President | Guillermo León Valencia |
Preceded by | Juan Benavides Patron |
Succeeded by | Castor Jaramillo Arrubla |
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Born | Amagá, Antioquia, Colombia |
4 February 1923
Died | 7 December 2018 Bogotá, Colombia |
(aged 95)
Nationality | Colombian |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes (1946–1998), Dalia Rafaela Navarro Palmar (2000–2018) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Bolivarian University (JD, 1955) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Belisario Betancur Cuartas (4 February 1923 – 7 December 2018) was an Colombian politician. He was the 26th President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.
Betancur was born on 4 February 1923 in Amagá, Antioquia, Colombia. He studied at Pontifical Bolivarian University. Betancur died on 7 December 2018 in Bogotá from a kidney infection at the age of 95.

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