Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo | |
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1st Colombia Ambassador to China | |
In office February 27, 1981 – March 18, 1983 | |
President | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Alfonso Gómez Gómez |
Personal details | |
Born | Panama City, Panamá, Panama | October 16, 1923
Died | October 7, 2011 New York City, United States | (aged 87)
Nationality | Colombian |
Spouses | Edyala Braga Brandão do Monte
(divorced)Beatrice Dávila Rocha
(m. 1975) |
Children |
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Relatives | Tatiana Santo Domingo Rechulski (granddaughter) |
Alma mater | University of Virginia Georgetown University (dropped out) |
Net worth | US$8.4bn (2011)[1] |
Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo (October 16, 1923 – October 7, 2011)[2] was a Colombian-American billionaire businessman, diplomat and patriarch of the Santo Domingo family who lived in New York City. He controlled more than 100 companies in the diversified portfolio of the "Santo Domingo Group." He was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the wealthiest men in the world, and the second-wealthiest in Colombia, with a fortune of US$8 billion.[3] He was the founder of a philanthropic foundation, named to honor his father, that benefits Colombia's social development.