Julio César Turbay Ayala (June 18, 1916 – September 13, 2005) was a Colombian politician, president of the Senate of Colombia from 1969 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1975 and president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982, as a member (and later leader) of the Colombian Liberal Party. A noteworthy personal idiosyncrasy was his custom of wearing bow ties, a sartorial habit extremely uncommon in Colombia. Because of this, his educational background (he did not...
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Julio César Turbay Ayala (June 18, 1916 – September 13, 2005) was a Colombian politician, president of the Senate of Colombia from 1969 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1975 and president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982, as a member (and later leader) of the Colombian Liberal Party. A noteworthy personal idiosyncrasy was his custom of wearing bow ties, a sartorial habit extremely uncommon in Colombia. Because of this, his educational background (he did not complete his university studies and became a self-taught person) and his nasal voice, he was mocked by some Colombians
In response to an increase in guerrilla activity from the 19th of April Movement (M-19) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, as well as to the Colombian Communist Party's attempts to extend its political influence and a 1977 national strike, a 1978 decree, known as the Security Statute, was implemented by Turbay's administration.
The Security Statute gave the military an increased degree of freedom of action,...
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