Biography
Tulio Cuevas Tulio Enrique Cuevas Romero (19 February 1924 – 19 November 1999) was a Colombian trade unionist. Born in El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Cuevas worked in various industries before becoming a machinist for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. There, he was elected as president of the trade union, but later formed his own union, which led to his dismissal. He later led a strike at Postobón which brought him to national attention. Following this, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla appointed him as the country's worker representative to the International Labour Organization. Cuevas was elected as vice-president of the Unión de Trabajadores Colombianos (UTC) in 1954, serving until 1956. Although briefly expelled for his willingness to work with Rojas Pinilla, he was readmitted, and in 1963 was elected as president...
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