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Ingrid Betancourt
Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio is a Colombian-French politician, former senator, and anti-corruption activist. She gained international prominence after being kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2002 while campaigning for the Colombian presidency as a Green candidate. She was rescued in 2008 during Operation Jaque, a military operation conducted by Colombian security force…
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politics · Colombian politician and anti-corruption activist · politician · also Ingrid Betancourt, Íngrid Betancourt, "Betancourt", Betancourt
Born 25 December 1961 · Q152472
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2026· 4 entries
“It is a sad image of my sister but she is alive.”
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“This is a miracle. There is no historical precedent for such a perfect operation.”
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Demócrata: Who is Alejandro Betancourt, the "bolichico" who connects Delcy Rodríguez with Trump and whom Pedraz is investigating
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2023· 1 entry
Was awarded a DPhil in Theology by the University of Oxford for her thesis entitled The Concept of the Non-person in Gustavo Gutiérrez Writings
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded BBC 100 Women (2013).
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2009· 3 entries
“I think we have that animal inside of us, all of us…. We can be so horrible to the others. For me it was like understanding what I couldn”
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Signed with Gallimard to write her memoirs
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A spokesperson said Betancourt was "dedicated to writing her own book and not making declarations until it is finished
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2008· 4 entries
Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for Concord (2008).
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Awarded M100 Media Award (2008).
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Chávez, with the initial permission of the Colombian government and the participation of the International Red Cross, organized humanitarian operations in order to receive several civilian hostages whose release had been
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During Operation Jaque, a military operation conducted by Colombian security forces
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Geuzenpenning (2004).
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2002· 4 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Paris (2002).
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Awarded Petra-Kelly-Preis (2002).
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While campaigning for the Colombian presidency as a Green candidate
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Betancourt decided to visit the town of San Vicente del Caguán, in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), to support its mayor, a member of the Green Oxygen party
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2001· 1 entry
“Cuando estamos señalando al terrorismo en el mundo y particularmente al terrorismo que se gesta en la guerrilla y los ‘paras’, tenemos que hacer nuestro propio acto de contrición y mirar también el terrorismo que se gesta desde el Estado con las desapariciones forzosas, las torturas, los inocentes en las cárceles, la violación de los derechos humanos.”
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1998· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Senate of Colombia (1998–2002).
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1997· 1 entry
Betancourt launched a political party, the Partido Verde Oxigeno (Green Oxygen Party), as an alternative to the traditional conservative and liberal parties
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1994· 2 entries
Was elected to the House of Representatives on an anticorruption ticket, and in 1998 she entered the Colombian Senate
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Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (1994–1998).
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1989· 1 entry
Luis Carlos Galán, a candidate for the Colombian presidency running on an anti-drug-trafficking platform, was assassinated
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1983· 1 entry
And they had two children, Mélanie (born 1985) and Lorenzo (born 1988)
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-12-25.
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