Belisario Betancur Cuartas (4 February 1923 – 7 December 2018) was a Colombian politician who served as the 26th President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.

Betancur was born in the Morro de la Paila district of the town of Amagá, Antioquia, in 1923.

[6] He again ran as the official Conservative candidate in the election of 1978, but was defeated by Julio César Turbay Ayala.

[6] As President, he helped found the Contadora Group to bring about peace in Central America, began democratic reforms by incorporating the principal armed movements into civil life, promoted low-cost housing and open universities, began a literacy campaign and endorsed tax amnesty.

[13] The controversial Palace of Justice siege occurred in late 1985, less than a year before the end of his presidential term.

[21][22] Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez prematurely announced his death on Twitter, but later retracted her statement.

[25][26] Before his death, Betancur said he did not wish to have a state funeral and expressed interest in being buried at Jardines del Recuerdo Cemetery in Bogotá.