UNAL Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of UNAL

• Gabriel García Márquez (1950) - Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, renowned for his novel 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.
• Álvaro Uribe Vélez (1970) - Former President of Colombia, known for his policies against drug trafficking and guerrilla groups.
• Manuel Elkin Patarroyo (1971) - Immunologist, developed the first synthetic vaccine against malaria.
• Belisario Betancur (1947) - Former President of Colombia, instrumental in the peace process with guerrilla groups.
• María Emma Mejía Vélez (1972) - Former Foreign Minister of Colombia and UN Under-Secretary-General.