Political Career
On December 3, 1949, Rojas was appointed as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs (nowadays called Minister of Communications) in the government of President Mariano Ospina Pérez.
Rojas was a Colombian General of the Army, considered by some as military dictator of Colombia from 1953 to 1954. Although he led the coup d’état (June 13, 1953) to reestablish peace and political order in the nation, he was elected President of Colombia in 1954.
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