the early 1990s when he decided to withdraw from political activity. He was a regular columnist for the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo which drew attention to many critical issues. For this reason he was called "el hombre que pone a pensar al pais" (Spanish for "The man who made the country think"). Lopez Michelsen died in Bogotá on July 11, 2007, after suffering a heart attack. Notes References MOIR: the six lies of President Lopez "Alfonso López Michelsen 1913-2007", El Tiempo, 14 July 2007 1913 births 2007 deaths Alfonso Politicians from Bogotá Children of presidents of Colombia Del Rosario University alumni 20th-century Colombian lawyers Free University of Colombia faculty National University of Colombia faculty Colombian Liberal Party politicians Foreign ministers of Colombia Governors of Cesar Department Presidents of Colombia Collars of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Burials at Central Cemetery of Bogotá Colombian people of Danish descent Colombian people of Spanish descent Del Rosario University faculty