Indalecio Liévano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Liévano and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.

Indalecio Liévano Aguirre (24 July 1917 – 29 March 1982) was a Colombian politician and diplomat, who as the 17th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations served as the 33rd President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1978. He also served as Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister Plenipotentiary to Cuba.^[1]

Indalecio Liévano Aguirre
17th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office 1978–1982
President	Julio César Turbay Ayala
Preceded by	José Fernando Botero
Succeeded by	Carlos Sanz de Santamaría
33rd President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 1978–1978
Preceded by	Lazar Mojsov
Succeeded by	Salim Ahmed Salim
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 7 August 1974 – 20 September 1978
President	Alfonso López Michelsen (1974–1978) Julio César Turbay Ayala (1978)
Preceded by	Alfredo Vázquez Carrizosa
Succeeded by	Diego Uribe Vargas
Senator of Colombia
In office 20 July 1970 – 7 August 1974
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 20 July 1964 – 20 July 1970
Constituency	Cundinamarca
Personal details
Born	(1917-07-24)24 July 1917 Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Died	29 March 1982(1982-03-29) (aged 64) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University
Profession	Lawyer, Political Scientist, Economist

Biography

Liévano Aguirre was born on 24 July 1917 in Bogotá, Colombia to Nicolás Liévano Danies and Emilia Aguirre.^[2]

In 1939, Liévano Aguirre studied Philosophy and Letters at the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé and went on to receive a degree in law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, graduating in 1944. While at La Javeriana, Liévano Aguirre led a student committee that would go on to organise a major strike in May 1938.^[3]

See also

• Liévano–Brutus treaty