| − | '''Álvaro Uribe Velez''' (born July 4, 1952) is a politician who was the 58th President of the Republic of [[Colombia]] (suceded by [[Juan Manuel Santos]]). Álvaro Uribe was born in Medellín, capital of the department of Antioquía in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. Uribe has maintained a steadfast alliance with the United States. Uribe was elected as President in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, by large majorities. | + | '''Álvaro Uribe Vélez''' (born July 4, 1952) is a politician who was the 58th President of the Republic of [[Colombia]] (suceded by [[Juan Manuel Santos]]). Álvaro Uribe was born in Medellín, capital of the department of Antioquía in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. Uribe has maintained a steadfast alliance with the United States. Uribe was elected as President in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, by large majorities. |