Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carlos Gaviria Díaz

Colombian lawyer, professor and politician

Date of Birth: 08-May-1937

Place of Birth: Sopetrán, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Date of Death: 31-Mar-2015

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Carlos Emilio Gaviria Díaz (8 May 1937 – 31 March 2015) was a Colombian lawyer, professor and politician.
He served as the 5th Chief Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, where he served as a Magistrate from 1993 to 2001.
After retiring from the Court, he went into politics becoming a Senator of Colombia in 2002, and running for President as an Alternative Democratic Pole candidate in the 2006 presidential election, ultimately losing to ex-president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, who was seeking his second term in office.