Jorge Zalamea Borda
| Jorge Zalamea Borda | |
|---|---|
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Italy | |
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In office 1946–1947 | |
| President | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| Colombia Ambassador to Mexico | |
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In office 1943–1945 | |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| 19th Colombian Minister of National Education | |
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In office 7 August 1942 – 5 September 1942 | |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | Germán Arciniegas Angueyra |
| Succeeded by | Absalón Fernández de Soto |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
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In office 1941–1942 | |
| Constituency | Cundinamarca Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 March 1905 Bogota, D.C., Colombia |
| Died |
10 May 1969 (aged 64) Bogota, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Costa (1928-1944) |
| Children | Alberto Zalamea Costa |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zalamea and the second or maternal family name is Borda.
Jorge Zalamea (8 March 1905 – 10 May 1969) was a Colombian writer, best known for his anti-dictatorship satirical prose works. He was also an author of poems, dramas, novels, essays. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967.
In 1952, Zalamea fled Colombia to escape the repressive regime of president Laureano Gómez. Later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he published one of his most influential works, El gran Burudún-Burundá ha muerto, a satirical work denouncing Gómez.[1]
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