Alfonso Reyes Echandía | |
Birth Date: | 1932 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Chaparral, Tolima |
Death Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
Occupation: | Jurist, educator and magistrate |
Alma Mater: | Universidad Externado de Colombia |
Relatives: | Darío Echandía (cousin) |
Nationality: | Colombian |
Alfonso Reyes Echandía (14 July 1932 – 7 November 1985) was a Colombian educator, jurist and magistrate of the Supreme Court of Colombia who served as its President from 24 January 1985 until his death in the Palace of Justice siege.[1] [2]
The Palace of Justice of Colombia is named after him.[3]