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, later served as Governor of Cundinamarca from 1949 to 1950, and finally

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from 1930 to 1953 under President

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. In 1953, the 18th President

was deposed, so Leyva and his family were forced into exile until 1957, with the fall of the first and only military president of Colombia, the 19th President

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, Leyva Urdaneta attempted to reach the presidency with two attempts in 1958 and 1962, on both occasions being defeated by a candidate from the traditional

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and Liberal parties.

Early life

Jorge Leyva Urdaneta was born in Bogotá, on July 4, 1912, to Lisandro Leyva Mezura and Elvira Urdaneta García, later that same year he would be baptized in the church of San Victorino on September 30, 1912, Later he would study primary school at La Salle School, where he would study together with all his siblings until finishing, then he would continue his secondary school at the Momignies Institute in Belgium and later at the Saint-Josephs Academy in London. Years later he would return to Colombia to finish his Baccalaureate studies at the

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. And later he entered the

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, where he received the Degree of Doctor in Legal and Economic Sciences. He began his political career at the age of 25 as a Councilor of Bogotá in 1937, in 1939 he was a Deputy for the Assembly of Cundinamarca and later he was a representative to the Chamber and Senator of the Republic.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leyva Urdaneta, Jorge 1912 births 1962 deaths People from Bogotá Pontificia Universidad Javeriana alumni Colombian Conservative Party politicians