Birthdate: February 20, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: July 13, 1965
Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro, a Colombian politician and civil engineer, was the 18th President of Colombia from 1950 to 1953. Before becoming president, he was a prominent leader of the Conservative Party, recognized for his outstanding oratory abilities in the Colombian Congress. However, Gómez’s authoritarian tendencies and the dictatorial governance during his presidency have sparked controversy. His term was cut short by a military coup orchestrated by Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in 1953.
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