Andrés Pastrana Arango

Andrés Pastrana Arango (born 17 August 1954) was the 30th President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002,"Andrés Pastrana Arango." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 21 Jan. 2010 . following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana Borrero, who was president from 1970 to 1974.

In 1982, he began his political career, gaining a seat on the local Bogotá council. He also specialized in press articles on the production and trafficking of cocaine, for which he gained many journalistic awards. In 1991 he was elected Senator.

Arango was born on 17 August 1954 in Bogotá, Colombia. He studied at Our Lady of the Rosary University and at Harvard University. Arango married Nohra Puyana Bickenbach in 1981. They have three children.

His father, Misael Pastrana Borrero (1923 – 1997), was the 23rd President of Colombia serving from 1970 through 1974. His mother was consort María Cristina Arango Vega (1928 – 2017).

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Other websites

Biography by CIDOB  
El Colombiano - President Pastrana's job performance  
El Tiempo - President Uribe and ambassador Pastrana meet 
El Tiempo - Ex president Pastrana accuses Constitutional Court 

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