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| − | Two of his sons, [[Álvaro Gómez Hurtado]] and [[Enrique Gomez-Hurtado]] went on to [[Le Cercle]]. | + | ==Career== |
| + | Gómez believed that strong executive power was essential for social order. In his view, governments should be run by highly educated elites who supposedly knew what was best for everyone. Although he was not the only Colombian politician who claimed that majoritarian democracy had destabilizing effects, he was one of the most strident critics of mass politics | ||
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| + | ==Family connections== | ||
| + | Two of his sons, [[Álvaro Gómez Hurtado]] and [[Enrique Gomez-Hurtado]] went on to visit [[Le Cercle]] on multiple occasions. | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 4 August 2015
 Laureano Gomez    (politician) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro 1889-02-20 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1965-07-13 (Age 76) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | National University of Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | • Cecilia Gómez Hurtado • Rafael Gómez Hurtado • Álvaro Gómez Hurtado • Enrique Gómez Hurtado | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | María Hurtado Cajiao | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Gómez believed that strong executive power was essential for social order. In his view, governments should be run by highly educated elites who supposedly knew what was best for everyone. Although he was not the only Colombian politician who claimed that majoritarian democracy had destabilizing effects, he was one of the most strident critics of mass politics
Family connections
Two of his sons, Álvaro Gómez Hurtado and Enrique Gomez-Hurtado went on to visit Le Cercle on multiple occasions.
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