Gabriel Turbay
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| Born | January 10, 1901 Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Died | November 17, 1947 (aged 46) Paris, France |
| Other name | El Turco (lit. ' The Turk') |
| Education | National University of Colombia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political party | Colombian Liberal Party |
| Parent(s) | Juan Turbay Barbara Abinader |
Gabriel Turbay Abinader (10 January 1901 – 17 November 1947) was a Colombian politician of Lebanese descent.[1] He was a Congressman, Senator, and Foreign Minister in the 1930s. He served as Colombia's Ambassador to the United States from 1939 to 1945. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 1946.
Early life
[edit]Gabriel Turbay was born on 10 January 1901, in Bucaramanga, Colombia.[2] His parents, Juan Turbay and Barbara Abinader, were immigrants from Lebanon.[2]
Turbay earned a PhD in Medicine and Surgery from the National University of Colombia.[2]
Career
[edit]Turbay began his career as a physician in his hometown of Bucaramanga.[2]
Turbay joined the Colombian Liberal Party.[2] He served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1927 to 1934, and the Senate from 1934 to 1937.[2]
Turbay served as the Foreign Minister of Colombia from 1937 to 1938.[3] He then served as Colombia's Ambassador to the United States from 1939 to 1945.[3] He was opposed to the creation of Israel.[4]
While serving in his cabinet, President Alfonso López Pumarejo called Turbay "El Turco" (lit. 'The Turk'), a nickname that would follow him throughout his political career, sometimes in an attempt to otherize him.[5]
In 1946, he unsuccessfully ran for president.[3]
Death
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Colombian Ex-Minister, Gabriel Turbay, 47, Dies". The Baltimore Sun. Paris. 17 November 1947.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Turbay, Gabriel". Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Death". Oakland Tribune. 18 November 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Glick, Edward B. (October 1962). "Latin America and the Palestine Partition Resolution". Journal of Inter-American Studies. 1 (2): 217. doi:10.2307/165190. JSTOR 165190.
- ↑ Fawcett de Posada, Louise; Posada Carbó, Eduardo (1992). "En la tierra de las oportunidades: los sirio-libaneses en Colombia" [In the land of opportunity: the Syrian-Lebanese in Colombia] (PDF). Boletín Cultural y Bibliográfico (in Spanish). 29 (29). publicaciones.banrepcultural.org: 8–11. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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