A. Gómez Hurtado (1919-1995), lawyer and politician

Álvaro Gómez Hurtado (May 8, 1919 - November 2, 1995) was a Colombian lawyer, politician, journalist and active member of the Colombian Conservative Party. He is mostly remembered for being one of the.. Read more » writers of the Colombian Constitution of 1991 and for running three times for the presidency, but without success. He served separate appointments as ambassador to Italy, the United States and France, beginning in the 1980s. Álvaro Gómez was murdered by gunmen on November 2, 1995 in Bogotá while leaving the Sergio Arboleda University, where he was a Visiting Professor.

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Alvaro Gómez Hurtado day of death
Nominal:	400 $
Year:	1997
Size:	30 x 40 mm
Perforation:	12
Mintage:	500,000