Ruler · 1916 – 2005

Julio César Turbay Ayala

Lived 1916 – 2005; politician, diplomat. President of Colombia (Colombia), 1978 – 1982.

Wikidata's English label: Julio César Turbay.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1916 – 2005; 89 years
In office: 4 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Colombia
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Colombia

Colombia · the 59th of 70 dated reigns · 1812 – 2026

55 before

Carlos Lleras Restrepo1966 – 1970

Misael Pastrana Borrero1970 – 1974

Alfonso López Michelsen1974 – 1978

Julio César Turbay Ayala1978 – 1982

Belisario Betancur1982 – 1986

Virgilio Barco Vargas1986 – 1990

César Gaviria1990 – 1994

8 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1978 – 1982 · 4 years · came to it aged 62

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1982; they died in 2005

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