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Birth and Early Life
• Born on December 25, 1961 in Bogota Colombia.
• Her parents were Yolanda Pulecio and Gabriel Betancourt.
• Both her parents were involved in government business.
Yolanda PulecioBogota
Early Political Jobs
• She started at the Ministry of Finance in 1989.
• She got the job because the other candidate was assassinated.
• She worked there until 1994.
Elected to Chamber of Representatives
• Stayed there from 1994 to 1998.• Accused president Ernesto Samper of corruption by
accepting money from the Cali drug cartel.• Launched her political party called the Green
Oxygen Program.
Elected as Senator of Colombia
• Elected in 1998 to 2002.• Got the most votes than any other candidate
in Colombian history.• Death threats caused her to send her kids to
New Zealand.
Presidential Election
• Launched her presidential campaign in 2001.• Her actions during it militarized a group
called the DMZ.• Election was eventually won by Alvaro Uribe.
Alvaro Uribe
Kidnapping
• Captured in 2002.• The group that kidnapped her was called
FARC.• Was not found until 2008.
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