Guillermo Gaviria Correa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Colombian politician
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Place of Birth: MedellĂn, Antioquia Department, Colombia
About Guillermo Gaviria Correa
- Guillermo Gaviria Correa (November 27, 1962, MedellĂn – May 5, 2003) was the state governor of Antioquia, a province of over 6 million people in northwestern Colombia.
- Kidnapped by FARC guerrillas during a march against violence, he was held captive for a year in the mountains and was among ten fellow hostages killed by the FARC in response to an attempted military rescue.
- Gaviria Correa's letters survived his execution, and were published as Diary of a Kidnapped Colombian Governor.
- His gubernatorial agenda also survived, carried on by his younger brother Anibal.
- Gaviria Correa was nominated posthumously for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, but did not receive the prize that year.
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