Elíseo Arango Ramos (16 April 1900 – 17 December 1977)[1] was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat who served as the fourth Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and as Minister of Foreign Affairs. A Conservative Party ideologue and politician, he was part of the far-right group known as "Los Leopardos" (The Leopards).[2]

Elíseo Arango Ramos
1923 photograph by Juan Nepomuceno Gómez.
4th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
1950–1952
PresidentLaureano Gómez Castro
Preceded byFernando Londoño y Londoño
Succeeded byCarlos Echeverri Cortés
Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1949–1950
PresidentMariano Ospina Pérez
Preceded byEduardo Zuleta Ángel
Succeeded byEvaristo Sourdis Juliao
Personal details
Born(1900-04-16)16 April 1900
Bagadó, Chocó, Colombia
Died17 December 1977(1977-12-17) (aged 77)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyConservative
SpouseMercedes Roa Cervantes
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer, Economist

References

edit
  1. ^ Historia de la Cancillería de San Carlos, Vol. 2 [History of the San Carlos Chancellery, Vol. 2] (National government publication) (in Spanish). Bogotá: National Printing Office of Colombia. 1983. OCLC 11113042.
  2. ^ Pérez Silva, Vicente (December 2000). "Garra y perfil del grupo de Los Leopardos" [Force and Profile of the Group known as "The Leopards"]. Revista Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (132). Bogotá: Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2010-12-23.

Further reading

edit