Former Vice President Germán Vargas Lleras is already being mourned at the San Carlos Palace of the Chancellery
The body of former Vice President Germán Vargas Lleras was transferred to the Palacio de San Carlos, at the headquarters of the Chancellery, where the funeral honors were organized...
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- The funeral honors for former Vice President Germán Vargas Lleras are being held at the Palacio de San Carlos in Bogotá.
- The public has access to pay their respects, with a private space for family and close friends.
- Notable attendees include his daughter Clemencia Vargas, his brother Enrique Vargas Lleras, former President Ernesto Samper, and Chancellor Rosa Villavicencio.
- Germán Vargas Lleras passed away at 64 after a long battle with a brain tumor, first diagnosed in 2015.
- The wake is open to the public until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and will resume Sunday morning, with a main mass scheduled for Monday.
- His brother, Enrique Vargas Lleras, remembered him as "the bravest" and someone who was never intimidated by threats.
- Ernesto Samper acknowledged Vargas Lleras's importance in national politics, citing his work on infrastructure projects and social housing.
- Vargas Lleras underwent multiple surgeries and treatments for a meningioma, which reappeared after initial removal and radiotherapy.