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Belisario Betancur

1923 - 2018

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Belisario Betancur Cuartas (4 February 1923 – 7 December 2018) was a Colombian politician who served as the 26th President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986. He was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party. His presidency was noted for its attempted peace talks with several Colombian guerrilla groups. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Belisario Betancur has received more than 379,687 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Belisario Betancur is the 6,928th most popular politician (down from 6,698th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 20th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Belisario Betancur ranks 6,928 out of 19,576Before him are Gabi Ashkenazi, Antoine Gizenga, Lollia Paulina, Isabella de' Medici, Zidanta I, and Guidobaldo da Montefeltro. After him are Shuttarna II, Stanisław Koniecpolski, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Reginald Johnston, Hussein Onn, and Amrapali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Belisario Betancur ranks 102Before him are Ernst Nolte, Yves Bonnefoy, Dexter Gordon, Lloyd Shapley, Albert King, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. After him are Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Cheikh Anta Diop, Philly Joe Jones, Irvin Kershner, and Walerian Borowczyk. Among people deceased in 2018, Belisario Betancur ranks 94Before him are Kim Jong-pil, Oskar Gröning, John Young, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Kira Muratova, and Adem Demaçi. After him are Tsukasa Hosaka, Ermanno Olmi, Paul Virilio, Jozef Adamec, Margot Kidder, and Joseph Kobzon.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Belisario Betancur ranks 25 out of 356Before him are Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), James Rodríguez (1991), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), and Andrés Escobar (1967). After him are Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Ernesto Samper (1950), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Radamel Falcao (1986), and Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903).

Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Belisario Betancur ranks 11Before him are Gustavo Petro (1960), Rodrigo Lara (1946), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), and Íngrid Betancourt (1961). After him are Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Ernesto Samper (1950), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), and Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900).