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Armando Benedetti

Politician

Armando Benedetti is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	ARMANDO ALBERTO BENEDETTI VILLANEDA · Armando Benedetti · أرماندو بينديتي · ارماندو بينيديتى · アルマンド・ベネデッティ · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Armando Alberto Benedetti Villaneda · Armando Benedetti · 아르만도 알베르토 베네데티 비야네다				[sources]
Birth date	1962-08-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Barranquilla				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Colombia				[sources]
Country	Colombia				[sources]
Citizenship	Colombia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Alberto · Armando				[sources]
Last name	Benedetti · Villaneda				[sources]
Website	www.armandobenedetti.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q507869				[sources]
Position	Minister of Interior · Senado (member, 2014-2018) · ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela (2022-2023) · member of the Senate of Colombia · president of the Senate of Colombia (2010-2011)				[sources]
Education	Pontifical Xavierian University				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Colombian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Congress of Colombia	-	-
member of the Senate of Colombia	-	-

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US CIA World Leaders11,020

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Source data IDs: evpo-52790df7-a849-4c85-8487-62cf7dd2664e · us-cia-colombia-armando-benedetti-minister-of-interior · co-cedula-72148060

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