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Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 26th president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United States.
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byFrancisco Puyana | Minister of Mines and Petroleum 1957-1958 | Succeeded byJorge Ospina Delgado |
| Preceded byCarlos Sanz de Santamaría | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1958-1961 | Succeeded byJosé Joaquín Caicedo Castilla |
| Preceded byHugo Escobar | President of the Senate 1974-1975 | Succeeded byGustavo Balcázar Monzón |
| Preceded byAlfonso López Michelsen | President of Colombia 1978-1982 | Succeeded byBelisario Betancur |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded byAlfonso Patiño Rosselli | Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations 1967-1969 | Succeeded byJoaquín Vallejo Arbeláez |
| Preceded byCamilo de Brigard Silva | Colombian Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1973-1975 | Succeeded byAlfredo Vásquez Carrizosa |
| Preceded byDouglas Botero Boshel | Colombian Ambassador to the United States 1975-1976 | Succeeded byVirgilio Barco Vargas |
| Preceded byOscar Mejía Vallejo | Colombian Ambassador to Italy 1991-1993 | Succeeded byPlinio Apuleyo Mendoza |