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Luis Carlos Galán

1943 - 1989

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Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (29 September 1943 – 18 August 1989) was a Colombian liberal politician and journalist who ran for the Presidency of Colombia on two occasions, the first time for the political movement New Liberalism that he founded in 1979. The movement was an offspring of the mainstream Colombian Liberal Party, and with mediation of former Liberal president Julio César Turbay Ayala, Galán returned to the Liberal party in 1989 and sought the nomination for the 1990 presidential election, but was assassinated before the vote took place. Galán declared himself an enemy of the drug cartels and the influence of the mafia in Colombian politics, in this case the main drug cartel being the Medellin Cartel led by Pablo Escobar and who unsuccessfully tried to become a member of the New Liberalism Movement in his bid to become a member of the Colombian House of Representatives. Galán denounced Pablo Escobar in a public rally, and supported the extradition treaty with the U.S, contrary to the wishes of the Colombian cartels that feared extradition to the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Carlos Galán is the 6,103rd most popular politician (down from 5,911th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 19th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Luis Carlos Galán ranks 6,103 out of 19,576. Before him are Bezmiâlem Sultan, Ugolino della Gherardesca, Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, Chaim Rumkowski, Aimo Cajander, and Antigonus III Doson. After him are Ligdan Khan, Amrit Kaur, Amenemnisu, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Gudfred, and Yuriy Yekhanurov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Luis Carlos Galán ranks 137. Before him are Kiyoshi Tomizawa, Roberto Boninsegna, Jacques Laffite, Angelo Comastri, Blythe Danner, and Jacques Attali. After him are Jacques Dutronc, Masafumi Hara, Arturo Merzario, Chevy Chase, Tobe Hooper, and Dušan Ivković. Among people deceased in 1989, Luis Carlos Galán ranks 68. Before him are R. D. Laing, Werner Best, Kaoru Ishikawa, Kazimierz Deyna, Karel Zeman, and Princess Deokhye. After him are Leonardo Sciascia, Lucille Ball, Minoru Genda, Józef Cyrankiewicz, Hamani Diori, and Bernard Blier.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Luis Carlos Galán ranks 18 out of 356. Before him are Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Pedro López (1948), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), and Sofía Vergara (1972). After him are Luis Garavito (1957), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Radamel Falcao (1986), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), and Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Luis Carlos Galán ranks 7. Before him are Juan Manuel Santos (1951), César Gaviria (1947), Gustavo Petro (1960), Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), and Álvaro Uribe (1952). After him are Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Belisario Betancur (1923), Ernesto Samper (1950), and Rodrigo Lara (1946).

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