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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

1903 - 1948

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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala Spanish pronunciation: ['xoɾxe eʎ'eθeɾ gai'tan aʝala] (23 January 1903 – 9 April 1948) was a Colombian politician and statesman who was the leader of the Liberal Party. A nationalist, he served as the mayor of Bogotá from 1936–37, the national Education Minister from 1940–41, and the Labor Minister from 1943–44. He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off the Bogotazo  and leading to the outbreak of a brutal ten-year civil war in Colombia known as La Violencia (1948–1958). His ideas, known as Gaitanismo, are considered a form of liberal socialism in Colombia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán is the 10,330th most popular politician (down from 7,950th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Colombia (down from 31st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 10,330 out of 19,576. Before him are Artuk Bey, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, George Sabra, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and Ernest Bevin. After him are Mustafa Shokay, Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg, Tyti, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik, Eudoxia Streshneva, and Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal.

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Among people born in 1903, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 141. Before him are Russell Bufalino, Florence Owens Thompson, Khalid al-Azm, Grigori Aleksandrov, John Wyndham, and John Williams. After him are W. V. D. Hodge, Corrado Bafile, Abba P. Lerner, Nikolay Krylov, Morgan Taylor, and Aleksei N. Leontiev. Among people deceased in 1948, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 92. Before him are Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, John Anderson, Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Harilal Gandhi, Thekla Resvoll, and Tony Garnier. After him are Na Hye-sok, Princess Marie Louise of Hanover, Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Georgios Tsolakoglou, Hasan Salama, and Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 42 out of 356. Before him are Alfonso López Trujillo (1935), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795), José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1919), Juan Pablo Montoya (1975), and Alfonso López Michelsen (1913). After him are Juanes (1972), Catalina Sandino Moreno (1981), Andrés Pastrana Arango (1954), Manuel Amador Guerrero (1833), Faustino Asprilla (1969), and Iván Córdoba (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 18. Before him are Ernesto Samper (1950), Rodrigo Lara (1946), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), and Alfonso López Michelsen (1913). After him are Andrés Pastrana Arango (1954), Manuel Amador Guerrero (1833), Omayra Sánchez (1972), Laureano Gómez (1889), Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906), and Misael Pastrana Borrero (1923).

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