Álvaro Uribe Vélez belongs to the political record as a figure whose decisions outlasted the moment that produced them.
The record lists Álvaro Uribe Vélez as 39.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010.
Álvaro Uribe Vélez was born at Medellín in 1952. His recorded nationality is Colombia. He was educated at Harvard Law School and St Antony's College.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The offices held were President of Colombia (2002–2010), member of the Senate of Colombia (from 2014) and member of the Senate of Colombia (2018–2020).
His political affiliation is recorded as Centro Democrático and Colombian Liberal Party.
His name is attached above all to an all-out military offensive against terrorist groups such as the FARC and the ELN with funding and backing from the Cl. Political reputations are settled slowly, and rarely by the people who made them.
Recognition followed: Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2005), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) and Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2003).
That the career was made in Colombia is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Álvaro Uribe Vélez's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- President of Colombia (2002–2010)
- member of the Senate of Colombia (from 2014)
- member of the Senate of Colombia (2018–2020)
- Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic — 2005
- Presidential Medal of Freedom — 2009
- Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay — 2003
- Educated at Harvard Law School and St Antony's College
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