politics
May 9, 2026
This will be Germán Vargas Lleras's wake in Bogotá: place, dates, and times
Germán Vargas Lleras, former Vice President of Colombia. Photo: EL TIEMPO
TL;DR
- The wake for former Vice President Germán Vargas Lleras will take place at the Salón Bolívar of the Palacio San Carlos in Bogotá.
- Public access will be available on Saturday, May 9, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and on Sunday, May 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Vargas Lleras died at age 64 in Bogotá on Friday, May 8, 2026.
- The cause of death was a recurring benign brain tumor (meningioma), first diagnosed in 2016.
- His political career included terms as Senator, Minister of the Interior and Justice, Minister of Housing, and Vice President (2014-2017).
- He was a founder of the Cambio Radical party and twice aspired to the presidency.
- He was the grandson of former President Carlos Lleras Restrepo.