Álvaro Uribe
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Venezuela blows up Colombian border bridges...against a deal that will extend US access to Colombian military bases. He accused Colombia's conservative president, Alvaro Uribe, of being a Washington pawn. Venezuela has cut the $7bn annual bilateral trade between the two countries,... In this article: Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Colombia, Tariq Ali, Alvaro Uribe, Inflation, Oscar, Venice Film Festival, and Organisation of American States |
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 15, 2009
War threat between Venezuela and Colombia increases
...region". Diplomatic relations between the South American neighbours are frozen and on Saturday President Chavez escalated the war of words with President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia by saying there was no chance of dialogue. "Uribe is not...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Colombia, Venezuela, US, Bogota, Washington, and National Liberation Army
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washingtonpost.com | November 20, 2009
Colombia says will not be provoked by Venezuela
Uribe, Washington's most reliable ally in left-tilting South America, is seen as a hero by many for attracting investment and making Colombia's cities and highways safer with his U.S.-backed crackdown on drug-running FARC guerrillas.
In this article: Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Washington, Bogota, U.S., Inflation, and Cocaine
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The Australian | 6 days ago
Deja Vu in Venezuelan-Colombian Relations
...exaggerated by Caracas. Nevertheless, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has demonstrated a degree of calm in this instance where, regardless of the validity of his concerns, Chavez would have done well to emulate him. While Colombian officials...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, El Pais, Caracas, Colombia, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Bogota, and United States
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Charlotte Observer | 6 days ago
Venezuela: No direct talks with Colombia on bases
...of the Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez holds up a poster with the image of Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe that reads in Spanish "Uribe Paramiltar" during a demonstration against Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe in Caracas, Saturday,...
In this article: Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Colombia, Caracas, Francisco Arias Cardenas, United States, Bogota, Mark Twain, and Union of South American Nations
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Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive
...Venezuela captures Colombian criminals." Tensions between Chavez and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe have grown over an agreement granting U.S. troops expanded access to Colombian military bases. Hundreds of Chavez supporters marched...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Caracas, Parole, and Attorney General
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U.S. Lease of Colombian Military Bases
...in a constructive dialogue. On Friday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced his intention to bring Uribe and Chavez together for a November 26 summit in the Brazilian city of Manaus. However, in order for talks to...
In this article: United States, Colombia, U.S. Air Force, Hugo Chavez, Semana, Venezuela, South America, and Allegation
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Álvaro Uribe Vélez (; born 4 July 1952 in Medellín) is the 39th President of Colombia and is currently serving his second term in office.
Before his current role in politics Uribe was a lawyer. He studied law at the University of Antioquia and completed a post-graduate management program at Harvard University.
Uribe started his politics career in his home department of Antioquia. He has held office in the Medellín Public Enterprises (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) and in the Ministry of Labor and in the Civil Aeronautic. Later he held office as the mayor of Medellín in 1982, then he was Senator between 1986 and 1994 and finally Governor of Antioquia between 1995 and 1997 before he was elected President of Colombia in 2002.
He was awarded the Simón Bolívar Scholarship of the British Council and was nominated Senior Associate Member at the Saint Antony's College in the University of Oxford after completing his term in office as the governor of Antioquia in 1998.
Under his presidency, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have suffered a series of military defeats, the main paramilitary groups have gone through a demobililization process and he has spearheaded several Free Trade Agreements with different countries. On August 30, 2009 Uribe was diagnosed with H1N1 Influenza. ==Early Life and Education==
Álvaro Uribe is the oldest of five children. His father Alberto Uribe Sierra was a wealthy landowner and cattle rancher and his mother Laura Vélez was a former council woman . At the age of 10 his family left their Salgar ranch and moved to Medellín.
Uribe attended Jesuit and Benedictine schools and graduated in 1970 from the Jorge Robledo Institute. His academic performance exempted him from all final exams during the last two years of school.
- Birth Date:
- July 04, 1952
- Birthplace:
- Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Spouse:
- Lina María Moreno Mejía
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Political party:
- Colombia First
- Vice President:
- Francisco Santos Calderon
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