Juan Roa Sierra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Colombian assassin
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Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia
About Juan Roa Sierra
- Juan Roa Sierra (November 4, 1921 – April 9, 1948) was a Colombian known for assassinating Colombian Liberal leader and presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on April 9, 1948.
- After he shot Gaitán three times, mortally wounding him, a mob chased Roa Sierra down and killed him.
- The assassination of Gaitan triggered El Bogotazo, riots that partially destroyed Bogota and led to La Violencia, a period of violence that lasted until approximately 1958.
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