Alberto Zalamea Costa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alberto Zalamea Costa

Colombian writer and politician

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1929

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 02-Sep-2011

Profession: politician, diplomat, journalist

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alberto Zalamea Costa (24 August 1929 — 2 September 2011) was a Colombian journalist, politician, and diplomat.
He served as the ambassador of Colombia to Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela and Italy.Zalamea began his early career as a journalist.
His first job in journalism was with the La Razon newspaper.
By 1959, Zalamea had been promoted to the editor of La Semana.
A strong proponent of freedom of the press, Zalamea operated a magazine called La Nueva Prensa.
He also became a columnist for El Tiempo and Revista Cromos.
Zalamea was elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia in 1970.
He later became a diplomat, serving as Colombia's ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela and Italy.