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Antanas Mockus Sivickas (born 25 March 1952 in Bogota), is a Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician.

The son of Lithuanian immigrants, he left his post as principal of the National University of Colombia in Bogota in 1993, and later that year ran a successful campaign for mayor. He proceeded to preside over Bogota as mayor for two terms, during which he became known for springing surprising and humorous initiatives upon the city's inhabitants.

These tended to involve grand gestures, including local artists or personal appearances by the mayor himself — taking a shower in a commercial about conserving water, or walking the streets dressed in spandex and a cape as Supercitizen.

Under Mockus's leadership, Bogota saw i