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Íngrid Betancourt

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Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈiŋɡɾið βetaŋˈkuɾ]; born 25 December 1961) is a Colombian politician, former senator and anti-corruption activist, especially opposing political corruption. Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on 23 February 2002 while campaigning for the Colombian presidency as a Green candidate, and was rescued by Colombian security forces six and a half years later on 2 July 2008. The rescue operation, dubbed Operation Jaque, rescued Betancourt along with 14 other hostages (three United States citizens, and 11 Colombian policemen and soldiers). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Íngrid Betancourt has received more than 733,565 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Íngrid Betancourt is the 6,812th most popular politician (down from 6,636th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Colombia (down from 19th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Colombian Politician.

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  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 6,812 out of 19,576. Before her are George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Thibaw Min, Robert Surcouf, Pylyp Orlyk, Tarmashirin, and Edmund the Martyr. After her are Bamir Topi, Sicco Mansholt, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Ernest, Margrave of Austria, and Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 65. Before her are Susan Boyle, Toby Keith, Amr Diab, Erwin Koeman, Martin Gore, and Luis de la Fuente. After her are Wade Williams, Guido Buchwald, Alexandre Desplat, Carol W. Greider, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 23 out of 356. Before her are Rodrigo Lara (1946), John Leguizamo (1964), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), and James Rodríguez (1991). After her are Andrés Escobar (1967), Belisario Betancur (1923), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Ernesto Samper (1950), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), and Manuel Marulanda (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 10. Before her are Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), Gustavo Petro (1960), Rodrigo Lara (1946), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), and Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921). After her are Belisario Betancur (1923), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Ernesto Samper (1950), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), and Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916).

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