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Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1898?-1948

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Personal name headingGaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1898?-1948
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Variant(s)Ayala, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, 1898?-1948
Gaitán Ayala, Jorge Eliécer, 1898?-1948
Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1902-1948
Associated placeRome (Italy)
Birth date1898-01-23
Death date1948-04-09
Place of birthBogotá (Colombia)
Place of deathBogotá (Colombia)
AffiliationPartido Liberal (Colombia)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Universidad Libre de Colombia
Colombia. Congreso. Cámara de Representantes
Colombia. Congreso. Senado
Colombia. Ministerio de Educación Nacional
Bogotá (Colombia). Alcaldía Mayor
Unión Izquierdista Revolucionaria
Real Universidad de Roma
Profession or occupationLawyer Professor Rector Journalist Congressman Senator Presidential candidate
Found inLópez Giraldo, F. El apostal desnudo, 1936.
Encic. of Latin Amer., c1974: p. 244 (Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer (1898-1948)
El 9 de abril en fotos, 1986: p. 12 (Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1898-1948))
LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1902-1948; various ref. sources give birth date as 1898, 1902, and 1903; one source cites baptismal records for a Jorge Eliécer Gaitán b. in 1898 but mentions the practice of naming a surviving son after an heir who died young)
His Escritos políticos, 1985: t.p. (Jorge Eliécer Gaitan) p. 4 of cover (b. in Bogotá Jan. 23, 1898; assassinated in Bogotá Apr. 9, 1948)
Vásquez Higuera, J.C. Gaitán, 1992: p. 3 (Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala)
Gaitán, 2012: page 3, etc. (Jorge Eliécer Gaitán; born January 23, 1898 in Bogotá ; some sources list his birth as January 26, 1903; law degree from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (1924); studied at the Real Universidad de Roma (1926-1927); congressman; senator; presidential candidate; former rector of the Universidad Libre; professor affiliated with the Universidad Nacional de Colombia; president of the Partido Liberal; mayor of Bogotá; Ministro de Educación Nacional; organized the political movement Unión Izquierdista Revolucionaria (UNIR); founded newspaper Unirismo; assassinated April 9, 1948)
Encyclopedia.com website, June 30, 2021: (Jorge Eliécer Gaitán; born January 23, 1898 in Bogotá; died April 9, 1948; Colombian political leader; was widely expected to accede to the presidency of Colombia, but in 1950 was walking out of his law office in downtown Bogotá with a group of friends at 1:05 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 1948, when he was fatally wounded by a lonely drifter; he commanded the attention of his compatriots through fear-inspiring oratory and masterful political performances; his death incited uprisings in Bogotá and other cities by passionate followers desperate to bring about quick political change; affiliated with the Partido Liberal; source: Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture)
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