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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Galán and the second or maternal family name is Sarmiento.

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Luis Carlos Galán

Galán in 1988

Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 1978 – 20 July 1989
Colombian Ambassador to Italy
In office
1972–1975
PresidentMisael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded byAntonio Álvarez Restrepo
Succeeded byJaime Castro Castro
Colombian Minister of Education
In office
7 August 1970 – 4 May 1972
PresidentMisael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded byOctavio Arizmendi Posada
Succeeded byJuan Jacobo Muñoz
Personal details
Born(1943-09-29)29 September 1943
Charalá, Santander, Colombia
Died18 August 1989(1989-08-18) (aged 45)
Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Cause of deathAssassination
Resting placeCentral Cemetery of Bogotá
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
New Liberalism (1979–1987)
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