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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

1903 - 1948

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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (23 January 1903 – 9 April 1948) was a left-wing Colombian politician and leader of the Liberal Party. 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 a violent period of political unrest in Colombian history known as La Violencia (approx. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán has received more than 396,265 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán is the 7,614th most popular politician (down from 6,867th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 7,614 out of 15,577. Before him are George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Alexander Lebed, Nguyễn Khánh, Adherbal, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, and Jerome Powell. After him are Bernardino Rivadavia, Bonar Law, Uijong of Goryeo, Lew Wallace, Anthemius, and Tippu Tip.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 110. Before him are Rudolf Serkin, Arpad Elo, Michail Stasinopoulos, Karl Eberhard Schöngarth, Bertrand de Jouvenel, and Flaminio Bertoni. After him are Maria Giuseppa Robucci, Frank P. Ramsey, K. Kamaraj, Ma Bufang, Nikos Zachariadis, and Steven Runciman. Among people deceased in 1948, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 71. Before him are Solomon Mikhoels, Manuel Ponce, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, Jacques Feyder, Radola Gajda, and Sabahattin Ali. After him are Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Kâzım Karabekir, Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Achille Varzi, Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, and Edith Roosevelt.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 27 out of 306. Before him are Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Ernesto Samper (1950), Andrés Escobar (1967), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1929), and Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916). After him are Radamel Falcao (1986), José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1919), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Álvaro Mutis (1923), Luis Garavito (1957), and John Leguizamo (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ranks 14. Before him are Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Belisario Betancur (1923), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Ernesto Samper (1950), Manuel Marulanda (1930), and Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916). After him are Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), Alfonso López Michelsen (1913), Omayra Sánchez (1972), Andrés Pastrana Arango (1954), Iván Duque Márquez (1976), and Rafael Núñez (1825).

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