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Íngrid Betancourt

1961 - Today

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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 698,088 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Íngrid Betancourt is the 6,652nd most popular politician (up from 7,731st in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 29th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 6,652 out of 15,577. Before her are Robert Maxwell, Gjúki, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Peter II of Courtenay, Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona, and Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After her are Taihō Kōki, Deng Yingchao, Ed Miliband, Peter II of Bulgaria, Francisco Craveiro Lopes, and Laelianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 58. Before her are Iain Glen, Kalpana Chawla, Arnaldur Indriðason, Ian Rush, Tite, and Martin Gore. After her are Wade Williams, Elizabeth McGovern, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Moana Pozzi, Jared Harris, and Billy Ray Cyrus.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 19 out of 306. Before her are Pedro López (1948), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Griselda Blanco (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Sofía Vergara (1972), and James Rodríguez (1991). After her are Belisario Betancur (1923), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Ernesto Samper (1950), Andrés Escobar (1967), Manuel Marulanda (1930), and Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Íngrid Betancourt ranks 8. Before her are César Gaviria (1947), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Rodrigo Lara (1946), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), and Álvaro Uribe (1952). After her are Belisario Betancur (1923), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Ernesto Samper (1950), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), and Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903).

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