Misael Pastrana Borrero

Misael Pastrana Borrero Eduardo ( born November 14, 1923 in Neiva, † August 21, 1997 in Bogotá ) was a Colombian lawyer and president of the country ( 1970-1974 ).

As the son of Misael Pastrana Borrero and Elisha, he studied at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and later at the Institute Ferri in Rome Jura. He became a member of the conservative party Partido Conservador Colombiano and was appointed to the Embassy of Colombia to the Holy See Mariano Ospina Pérez under the President as Secretary. Later, he was private secretary of President Pérez. His successor, Laureano Gómez Pastrana appointed ambassador to Washington, an office which Pastrana 1950-1952 perceived. From 1953 he served as Secretary General of the Foreign Minister, in the years 1954 to 1956 as the representative of his country at the United Nations. After his return to Colombia he taught at the Universidad Javeriana, 1963, he was among the founders of the Faculty of Economics and became its first dean.

Under the second liberal presidency of Alberto Lleras Camargo Pastrana Borrero was as Minister in charge of various divisions, first Minister of Development, he was responsible for public works, and finally of Finance. At the presidential election in 1962, he did not present himself as a candidate, but worked at the Celanese in a managerial capacity. From 1968 to 1970 he took over the post of ambassador to the United States. He introduced himself as a candidate for the presidency and won on April 19, 1970, with 1,625,025 votes against Rojas Pinilla with 1,561,468. The slight difference of the number of votes between two candidates meant that the followers of Rojas Pinilla challenging the election and the electoral commission only after some time Pastrana declared the official victor. The guerrilla Movimiento 19 de Abril ( April 19 Movement ) refers in its name on the election day. Pastrana was the last president who was placed alternately to an agreement in 1958 with the Partido Liberal Colombiano by both parties.

During the presidential Pastrana, the share of the state enlarged the property of the oil production of the country and the fight against insurgents intensified (including surgery Anorí ), but could pacify the country does not permanently Pastrana. The transport infrastructure has been improved by repair, construction and upgrading of roads, railways and airports. In financial management, the Electronic data processing has been introduced. The number of employees rose sharply, the voting age was reduced to 18 years. Even after his presidency, he was still working for the Conservative Party in a leading position and criticized Ernesto Samper, whose election in 1994 brought Pastrana with campaign contributions of the drug cartels for Samper in conjunction.

Pastrana Borrero married María Cristina Vega Arango on February 24, 1952 in Bogotá, with whom he had four children ( Juan Carlos, Andres, Jaime and María Cristina ). His son Andrés Pastrana Arango was elected in 1998 also after the election defeat against Samper in 1994 in the subsequent election as president, Misael Pastrana what no longer was able to witness because of his death last year.