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Rodrigo Lara

1946 - 1984

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Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (Spanish: Rodrigo Lara Bonilla; August 11, 1946 – April 30, 1984) was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Minister of Justice under President Belisario Betancur, and was assassinated by orders of Pablo Escobar because of his work as Minister in prosecuting cocaine traffickers mainly belonging to the Medellín Cartel. Lara's death led to Escobar's indictment for murder, which would be the beginning of his eventual downfall. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rodrigo Lara is the 8,135th most popular politician (down from 5,708th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 17th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rodrigo Lara ranks 8,135 out of 19,576. Before him are Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, Peter Wittgenstein, Agila I, Gerolama Orsini, Micheon of Goguryeo, and Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg. After him are Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Lew Wallace, Doubravka of Bohemia, Willi Münzenberg, Natalia Alexeievna, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Rodrigo Lara ranks 211. Before him are Jeffrey Jones, Allan Clarke, Claire Denis, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Nicole Garcia, and Shlomo Sand. After him are Jean-Jacques Beineix, Stig Blomqvist, Donovan, Cheng Pei-pei, Willy van der Kuijlen, and Toquinho. Among people deceased in 1984, Rodrigo Lara ranks 78. Before him are Branko Ćopić, Ernesto Mascheroni, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Walter Tevis, Jüri Lossmann, and Trygve Bratteli. After him are Nodar Dumbadze, George Gallup, Faina Ranevskaya, Ken Carpenter, Jean Prouvé, and Christa Schroeder.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Rodrigo Lara ranks 30 out of 356. Before him are Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1929), John Leguizamo (1964), Belisario Betancur (1923), Álvaro Mutis (1923), and Ernesto Samper (1950). After him are Manuel Marulanda (1930), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929), James Rodríguez (1991), Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), and Alfonso López Trujillo (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Rodrigo Lara ranks 13. Before him are Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Belisario Betancur (1923), and Ernesto Samper (1950). After him are Manuel Marulanda (1930), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), Alfonso López Michelsen (1913), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), and Andrés Pastrana Arango (1954).

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