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About Laureano Gómez
Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as President of Colombia from 1950 to 1953. In November 1951 poor health led him to cede presidential power to Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez. On 13 June 1953, when he tried to resume his presidency, he was overthrown in a military coup led by Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
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