Alberto Lleras Camargo

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Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906 – 1990) was a Colombian diplomat and political figure. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Colombia; he served as congressman (1931-1935), Minister of Education, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during the governements of Alfonso López Pumarejo and Eduardo Santos. He served too as acting President of Colombia between 1945 and 1946. He then served as the first secretary general of the Organization of American States from 1948 to 1954. Finally, he served as President of Colombia between 1958 and 1962. During this later term, he founded the Colombian Institute for Agrarian Reform (INCORA), with the intention of implementing a needed degree of land reform in the country.

Preceded by Alfonso López Pumarejo	President of Colombia Acting July 1945–August 7, 1945	Succeeded by Alberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded by Alberto Lleras Camargo	President of Colombia August 7, 1945–August 7, 1946	Succeeded by Luis Mariano Ospina Pérez
Preceded by Military Junta headed by General Gabriel París Gordillo	President of Colombia August 7, 1958 – August 7, 1962	Succeeded by Guillermo León Valencia
Preceded by First OAS Secretary General	Secretary General of the Organization of American States 1948-1954	Succeeded by Carlos Dávila