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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (; 23 January 1903 – 9 April 1948) was a Colombian politician and statesman who was the leader of the Liberal Party. A nationalist, 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 the outbreak of a brutal ten-year civil war in Colombia known as ''La Violencia'' (1948–1958). His ideas, known as ''Gaitanismo'', are considered a form of liberal socialism in Colombia. Provided by Wikipedia