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Álvaro Uribe
Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 4 July 1952) is a Colombian politician who served as the 31st President of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010. Uribe started his political career in his home department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. He held offices in the Empresas Públicas de Medellín, Public Enterprises of Medellín and in the Ministry of Labour (Colombia), Ministry of Labor and was the director of the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics (1980–1982). He became the Mayor of Medellín in October 1982. He was a senator between 1986 and 1994 and finally the Governor of Antioquia State, Antioquia between 1995 and 1997 before being elected President of Colombia in 2002. Following his 2002 election, Uribe led an all-out military offensive against leftist guerrilla groups such as the FARC and the National Liberation Army (Colombia), ELN with funding and backing from the Clinton and Bush administrations in the form of a US$2.8 billion direct foreign aid p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Governor Of Antioquia
The Governor of Antioquia heads the executive branch of the government of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the department and is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Aníbal Gaviria. List References Governors of Antioquia Department, * Gubernatorial titles {{Colombia-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mayor Of Medellín
This is a list of mayors of Medellín, Colombia. Ordinary mayors of Villa de la Candelaria Until 1863, the administrator of Medellin was known as the Ordinary Mayor of Villa de la Candelaria de Medellín. * José Zapata y Múnera * Tomás Ibarra Gil * Carlos de Molina y Toledo * José Álvarez del Pino * Lorenzo Zapata Gómez de Múnera * Juan Bautista de Mesa * Francisco de Saldarriaga Irigoyen, Francisco de Saldarriaga * José Zapata y Múnera * Juan de Londoño and Trasmiera * Peter of Acevedo * Francisco Castaño Ponce * Carlos de Cevallos * Diego Molina and Beltrán * Francisco Clemente de Mesa * Pedro de Celada Hidalgo * Antonio Velásquez de Obando * Juan Gómez de Salazar * Alfonso Cristóbal de Toro * Diego de Castrillon Bernaldo de Quirós * Clemente de Molina and Toledo * Lorenzo Zapata and Gómez * Juan Esteban Jaramillo * Juan Vélez de Rivera * Antonio de la Serna * Diego de Molina and Toledo * Sebastian Pérez Moreno * Clemente de Molina and Toledo * Juan de Montoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Order Of Isabella The Catholic
The Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (; Abbreviation, Abbr.: OYC) is a knighthood and one of the three preeminent Order of merit, orders of merit bestowed by the Kingdom of Spain, alongside the Order of Charles III (established in 1771) and the Order of Civil Merit (established in 1926). It recognizes extraordinary services to the homeland or the promotion of international relations and cooperation with other nations, with a particular focus on the territories of the former Spanish Empire. By law, its Grand Master is the King of Spain, and its Grand Chancellor is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Order is open to both Spaniards and foreigners, particularly from the Spanish-speaking world. The Order was created in 1815 by King Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand VII in honor of Queen Isabella I of Castile, Isabella I as the ''Real y Americana Orden de Isabel la Católica'' ("Royal and American Order of Isabella the Catholic") with the intent of "rewarding the firm allegiance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gold Mercury International Award
The Gold Mercury International Award is presented by Gold Mercury International, an International nongovernmental organization (INGO) and think tank. The original Mercurio D'oro awards were given by an association of Italian journalists to Italian individuals and companies. Later the awards were extended to Europe and then became international. Awards are given to prominent people and organizations for contributions to world peace, good governance and development of global commerce. Award-giving ceremonies were held in cities such as Brussels, Moscow, Karachi, Madrid, Caracas, Addis Ababa, Beijing and Washington. The INGO that administers the awards moved to London, England in the late 1990s. The current President and Secretary General is Nicolas De Santis, son of Eduardo De Santis, the founder of Gold Mercury International. The Gold Mercury Award 2024 for Humanitarian Affairs was presented to Sergio Scapagnini and the Street Children of the World, in a ceremony in Kolkata, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colombian Armed Conflict
The Colombian conflict () began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrilla groups fighting each other to increase their influence in Colombian territory. Some of the most important international contributors to the Colombian conflict include multinational corporations, the United States, Cuba, and the drug trafficking industry. The conflict is historically rooted in the conflict known as '' La Violencia'', which was triggered by the 1948 assassination of liberal political leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán and in the aftermath of the anti-communist repression in rural Colombia in the 1960s that led Liberal and Communist militants to re-organize into the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The reasons for fighting vary from group to group. The FARC and other guerrilla movements claim to be fighting for the rights of the impoverished in Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
