Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro

Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro
Mayor of Valledupar
In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2007
Preceded by	Elias Ochoa Daza
Succeeded by	Rubén Alfredo Carvajal Riveira
Personal details
Born	April 11, 1961 (1961-04-11) (age 50) Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Obeida Salgado
Relations	Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (cousin)
Alma mater	Saint Thomas Aquinas University
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro (born April 11, 1961) is a Colombian politician and former Mayor of the Colombian city of Valledupar. He was elected mayor as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He is the son of Edgardo Pupo Pupo and Nelly Castro Baute; his father was governor of the Department of Cesar and also mayor of Valledupar. Pupo is a lawyer graduated from the Saint Thomas Aquinas University with an MBA.^[1] He is a cousin of Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (aka Jorge 40) a United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia paramilitary leader.^[2]

References

1. ^ (Spanish) Ciro Pupo - profile
2. ^ The New York Times: From Colombia's Upper Class, Rebel and His Foil Diverged

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Name	Pupo Castro, Ciro Arturo
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Date of birth	April 11, 1961
Place of birth	Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
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