Gabriel París Gordillo

Gabriel París Gordillo (born March 8, 1910 in Ibagué , † March 21, 2008 in Girardot ) was a Colombian politician and military. París Gordillo was head of state from May 10, 1957 to August 7, 1958, as chairman of the military junta after the coup d'état of 1957.

Career

Gabriel París began his training at the Colegio San Simón in Ibagué , Departamento de Tolima . After graduating, he enlisted in the Colombian army and studied at the 'Gr. José María Córdova 'Academy and was made Lieutenant of the Cavalry on December 11th . In 1929 he became part of the Grupo No. 1 Páez , with whom he stayed for most of his military career.

In 1933 he took part as a lieutenant in the war between Colombia and Peru on the front line between Baraya and La Tagua . Because he was an excellent officer, he was appointed to the 'Gr. José María Córdova 'Academy.

Gabriel París was promoted to major at the Higher Military Academy of Colombia in 1941 . In the same year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and delegated to Fort Leavenworth in the United States for further training . He was later used as a teaching officer at the Higher Military Academy in Colombia and as a commander of the cavalry. In 1949 he was given command of Grupo N ° 2 Rondón and in 1950 he became commander of the second brigade stationed in Barranquilla . He was later transferred to Medellín as commander of the fourth brigade .

Duties during General Rojas Pinillas's tenure

During the tenure of the military dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla , París was used in many different official positions.

París Gordillo was appointed Brigadier General on February 28, 1953 and was given command of the Colombian Army. On June 27th of the same year he was appointed ambassador for his country to the United Nations, Colombia's deputy representative in the Disarmament Commission of the UN Security Council .

París was appointed Minister of Justice on February 9, 1954 and Minister of War on August 7, 1954. In addition, he temporarily performed the role of foreign minister. During a visit by General Rojas Pinilla to Ecuador , he briefly assumed the office of President from July 30th to August 2nd, 1955. On February 29, 1956, he was appointed major general.

Military junta

At the age of 47, París was chosen by General Rojas Pinilla to take over the presidency of the military junta. This office took París on May 10, 1957 together with the three high-ranking army officers Luis E. Ordóñez Castillo, Rafael Navas Pardo, Deogracias Fonseca Espinosa and the Rear Admiral Rubén Piedrahita Arango of the Navy of Colombia.

As chairman of the military junta, París promoted the accelerated expansion of various technical training institutions such as the Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) and supported efforts to achieve a referendum from which the National Front developed and which led to the reduction of foreign debts. In addition, he began implementing the Vallejo Plan , the aim of which was to boost exports, agreements on cooperation between various public administration authorities and the restoration of the Legislative Assembly on July 28, 1958.

On May 4, 1958, general elections were held for a democratically elected government. From this election Alberto Lleras Camargo emerged as the first elected President of the National Front to replace the military junta. General París appointed Lleras President of Colombia on August 7, 1958, at which time he ended his presidential term and his military career, after which he retired as a private citizen.

After the term of office as President

In 1996, the city parliament of Bogotá celebrated the 150th anniversary of the erection of the Simón Bolívar statue in the Plaza Mayor. This monument was donated by don José Ignacio París Ricaurte, the great-grandfather of París.

In 2000 he was promoted to 3-star honorary general by Andrés Pastrana , the then President of Colombia. In 2002 he took part in the inauguration of Álvaro Uribe as the new President of Colombia.

family

Gabriel París married his niece María Felisa Quevedo París at the age of 29. The couple have four children together, Gabriel, Jaime, Gloria and Ligia París Quevedo.

París spent the last years of his life on a ranch called 'El Recreo' in the El Topacio part of the municipality of Flandes in Tolima . At the age of 98, he was the last survivor of the military junta and the oldest former president of Colombia.

Web links

• Rulers.org
• Luis Angel Arango Library: Gabriel París Gordillo

predecessor	Office	successor
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla	President of Colombia May 10, 1957 - August 7, 1958	Alberto Lleras Camargo