Alberto Lleras Camargo
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Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906 – 1990) was a Colombian diplomat and political figure. He served 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: General Gabriel París Gordillo Brigadier Rafael Navas Pardo Major-General Deogarcias Fonseca Espinosa Rear-Admiral Rubén Piedrahíta Arango Brigadier Luis Ernesto Ordóñez Castillo Junta members: co-equal heads of state | President of Colombia August 7, 1958–August 1962 | Succeeded by: Guillermo León Valencia |