Armando Soriano Badani | |
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Born | 1923
Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Died | 2020 (aged 96–97) |
Alma mater | Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) |
Occupation(s) | Poet, writer, journalist, diplomat |
Armando Soriano Badani (1923–2020) was a Bolivian poet, writer, journalist and diplomat. He was born in Cochabamba, and studied at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA). He also pursued higher studies in Paris. [1]
As a journalist, Badani ran the literary supplement of the newspaper Hoy and wrote for a variety of outlets, notably for Última Hora.
As a diplomat, he represented his country at the Organization of American States, and he was also posted to Paris as charge d'affaires. He held a number of important positions within Bolivia as a public servant.
He was a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua from 1978. he was one of the last survivors of the cultural movement Gesta Bárbara founded by Carlos Medinaceli. [2]