In the political history of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana Arango is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Andrés Pastrana Arango as President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002.
Andrés Pastrana Arango was born at Bogotá in 1954. His recorded nationality is Colombia. He was educated at Our Lady of the Rosary University and Harvard University.
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 (1998–2002), Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1998–1998) and ambassador of Colombia to the United States (2005–2005).
His political affiliation is recorded as Colombian Conservative Party.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1999), Order of the Liberator General San Martín and Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
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.
Andrés Pastrana Arango's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- President of Colombia (1998–2002)
- Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1998–1998)
- ambassador of Colombia to the United States (2005–2005)
- Mayor of Bogota (1988–1990)
- Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic — 1999
- Order of the Liberator General San Martín
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Educated at Our Lady of the Rosary University and Harvard University
