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Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was the 19th President of Colombia from 1953 to 1957. An Army General he mounted a successful coup d’état against the incumbent President Laureano Gómez Castro imposing martial law and establishing a dictatorship-style government in Colombia.

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active years end date
1950-08-07, 1957-05-10
active years start date
1949-12-03, 1953-06-13
alma mater
Trine University
battle
Korean War, Leticia Incident, La Violencia
birth date
1900-03-12
birth place
Colombia, Boyacá Department, Tunja
child
María Eugenia Rojas Correa
country
Colombia
death date
1975-01-17
death place
Colombia, Melgar Tolima, Tolima Department
LCCN Id
n83153615
military branch
National Army of Colombia
military rank
General officer
nationality
Colombian people
office
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs of Colombia
order in office
25th, 19th, President of Colombia
party
National Popular Alliance
president
Mariano Ospina Pérez
profession
Civil engineer
religion
Catholic Church
service end year
1957-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1920-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
spouse
Carolina Correa Londoño
successor
Alberto Lleras Camargo

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