Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1898?-1948
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Fuller Name
- Gaitán Ayala
Variants
- Ayala, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, 1898?-1948
- Gaitán Ayala, Jorge Eliécer, 1898?-1948
- Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1902-1948
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1898-01-23
Death Date
- 1948-04-09
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Partido Liberal (Colombia)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Universidad Libre de Colombia
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Colombia. Congreso. Cámara de Representantes
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Colombia. Congreso. Senado
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Colombia. Ministerio de Educación Nacional
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Bogotá (Colombia). Alcaldía Mayor
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Unión Izquierdista Revolucionaria
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Real Universidad de Roma
Birth Place
- Bogotá (Colombia)
Associated Locale
- Bogotá (Colombia)
Associated Locale
- Rome (Italy)
Associated Language
- Spanish
Occupation
Lawyer
Professor
Rector
Journalist
Congressman
Senator
Presidential candidate
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1902-1948
Sources
- found: López Giraldo, F. El apostal desnudo, 1936.
- found: Encic. of Latin Amer., c1974:p. 244 (Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer (1898-1948)
- found: El 9 de abril en fotos, 1986:p. 12 (Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1898-1948))
- found: 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)
- found: 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)
- found: Vásquez Higuera, J.C. Gaitán, 1992:p. 3 (Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala)
- found: 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)
- found: 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) - https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gaitan-jorge-eliecer-1898-1948
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Change Notes
- 1981-06-01: new
- 2021-06-30: revised
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