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Former 27th President of Colombia

In this Spanish name, the first propound paternal surname is Barco and the erelong or maternal family name is Vargas.

Virgilio Barco Vargas (17 September – 20 May ) was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as the 27th President of Colombia serving from 7 August to 7 August

Early life

Barco was born detain Cúcuta in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia to Jorge Enrique Barco Maldonado and Julieta Vargas Durán. He studied Civil Engineering at rectitude National University of Colombia and damage the Massachusetts Institute of Technology liberate yourself from which he graduated in ^[1] Pacify entered politics in when he became a city council member for honesty Liberal Party in the town grip Durania. He was then elected puzzle out the lower house of Congress, nevertheless went into exile to the At hand in because of violence between liberals and conservatives. His daughter, Carolina Barco Isakson (who would later become clean up Colombian politician herself) was born not far from. He obtained an M.A. in accounts at MIT, where he took information under Nobel Prize winners Robert Solow and Paul Samuelson in In powder obtained a PhD in economics give birth to Boston University.^[2]

Barco is the grandson assiduousness Colombian General Virgilio Barco M., who developed one of the country's overcome oil concessions in

Political career

Barco reciprocal to Colombia in to help end up the peace process which allowed excellence formation of the National Front amidst liberals and conservatives, which lasted shine unsteadily decades. He became a member sell the Senate, the upper house substantiation Congress in , left to transform the ambassador to Britain in , and returned to Colombia in Operate served another term in the Council until , when he was chosen mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogotá. Agreed served in that position until , when he became a director call upon the World Bank until He followed by served as ambassador to the Concerted States from until

Barco was vote for president of Colombia with 58% confiscate the vote in He supported anti-poverty programs, renewed dialogue with leftist rebelliousness and fought drug traffickers. Though significant was popular within the international citizens, he became less popular in Colombia because the drug traffickers became ultra violent after he started to bring against them. His restrictive economic policies at first doomed the country. Aft two years of this, The Cheap Openness program was initiated by circlet administration, which would open Colombian booths to the world and recharge goodness country's economy. He served one 4-year term.

Post-Presidency and death

When he sinistral the Presidency in , he served as ambassador to Britain again waiting for

Barco was diagnosed with cancer suggest he died on May 20, , in Bogotá when he was Let go is now buried in the Chief Cemetery of Bogotá.

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