Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (January 23, 1898 - April 9, 1948) was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister (1940) and Labor Minister (1943-1944), mayor of Bogotá (1936) and chief of the Colombian Liberal Party (1947-1948).

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January 23 - 1898 - April 9 - 1948 - Populist - Colombia - 1940 - 1943 - 1944 - Mayor - Bogotá - 1936 - Colombian Liberal Party - 1947

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He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off a violent period of political unrest in Colombian history known as "La Violencia" (aprox. 1948 to 1958).

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Presidential - 1948 - 1958

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