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Economist
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- Economist
A martyr in the making?
History can repeat itself in terrible ways. In January 1991 Diana Turbay, a Colombian journalist and daughter of a former president, was killed on the orders of Pablo Escobar, a drug lord. She had been reporting on the assassinations of presidential candidates at the height of Colombia's violent struggles. Her son, four years old at the time, grew up without a mother.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Man gored to death after taunting huge bull at packed out festival
A man was killed by a bull after he taunted the animal during an event over the weekend. Yovanis Márquez, was part of a crowd at the 'corraleja' - a traditional bullfighting festival in the Caribbean region of Colombia. Shocking footage shows the topless 35-year-old running towards the killer beast with a number of other people participating in the deadly game. He attempts to summersault over the bull but ends up being gored by it as the spectators can only watch on and scream in horror. It comes after a newlywed's heartbreak as husband and baby daughter are killed during honeymoon. Yovanis was taken to hospital but pronounced dead upon arrival READ MORE: Couple planned Morocco trip 'to sacrifice their five-year-old son in desert' READ MORE: Forensic doctor's sickening update as girl, 3, found dead on Greek beach Yovanis is flipped in the air before being lashed around on the dusty ground by the horns of the bull. The clip then cuts to the victim stood up and holding his stomach as others rush to help he clearly stunned man. He was rushed to an local hospital but had not vital signs and was pronounced dead upon arrival. An onlooker told Colombian newspaper El Tiempo that Yovanis initially appeared to be okay following his impalement. He runs towards the bull and tries to summersault over the animal They said: "He stood up as if he was fine, but the blood was flowing. It was only a few seconds before he fell to the ground." Despite his death, the event, which was part of the patron festival and bans the killing of bulls, continued, reports the- known as 'corraleja'. Corralejas remain controversial in the country with animal rights groups calling for an end to them. Following Yovanis's death, the Colombian Platform for Animals tweeted on Sunday: "This is the moment when a man identified as Yovani Romo was struck by a bull during the corralejas in Fundación, Magdalena. "The man passed away yesterday after being gored by an injured bull, in an act of self-defence, amidst the "festivities" of the municipality. Last year, in Colombia, the "No More Olé" law, authored by Senator Esmeralda Hernández, was passed, through which bullfighting was banned throughout the country. A spectator said Yovanis appeared to be fine following the initial impact "It's time to say as well: NO MORE CORRALEJAS! Yes to a ban, no to "regulations". Last November, a man nicknamed 'The Shadow' died after he attempted to jump over a bull in front of shocked spectators at another festival in Columbia. Brave spectators raced over to the man and pulled the body of Jhon Mario Puello Caballero away from the field in Bolivar once they realised what had happened. However, they quickly dropped him to the ground as they had to run for their lives themselves from the agitated bull. The victim was eventually picked up as soon as people were able to get to him safely.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Reuters
Death of Miguel Uribe, murdered Colombia senator, echoes mother's tragedy
BOGOTA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Miguel Uribe, who died on Monday, was from a prominent Colombian political family for whom the turbulence of the country's recent decades twice became personal tragedy. Uribe had been vying for his party's candidacy in upcoming presidential elections but died two months after being shot in the head at a campaign rally. He was 39. His mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a botched rescue mission after she was kidnapped by the Medellin Cartel, headed by drug lord Pablo Escobar. Her kidnapping and death were recounted in Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1996 book "News of a Kidnapping." Over 450,000 people have died and millions have been displaced in an armed conflict fueled and funded by cocaine trafficking that has lasted over six decades in Colombia. "Violence cannot continue to mark our destiny," said Vice President Francia Marquez on Monday in response to Uribe's death. "Democracy is not built with bullets or blood; it is built with respect, dialogue and recognizing our differences, regardless of political position." Political violence has become rarer in recent years, with the government and the main rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, reaching a peace deal in 2016. But in the 1980s and 1990s, four presidential candidates were murdered in separate attacks blamed on drug cartels allied with right-wing paramilitary death squads. The Uribe family has long been prominent in Colombian politics. Miguel Uribe's maternal grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbay, served as Colombia's president from 1978 to 1982, while his paternal grandfather, Rodrigo Uribe Echavarria, headed the Liberal Party and supported Virgilio Barco's successful 1986 presidential campaign. Born in Bogota in 1986, Uribe enjoyed a rapid political rise. At 25, he was elected to the capital's city council, where he was a prominent opponent of Gustavo Petro, now the president but then the city's leftist mayor. He was critical of Petro's handling of waste management and social programs. In 2016, at 30, Uribe was appointed city government secretary, the youngest person ever to hold the position. He resigned from that post in 2018 to launch an unsuccessful bid for mayor of Bogota as an independent. In 2022, he was elected as a senator for the right-wing Democratic Center party, running on the slogan "Colombia First." In the Senate, Uribe cemented his role as one of the primary opposition voices to Petro, criticizing the government's peace strategy aimed at ending Colombia's six-decade armed conflict. Uribe said Petro's strategy of pausing offensives on armed groups had backfired as peace talks failed. "Colombia needs leadership, unity and work. Peace cannot be reached through impunity," Uribe told fellow lawmakers in July 2024, on the opening day of the legislative session. "Only a serious security policy will incentivize criminals to lay down their arms and submit to the law." "Without security there is nothing." When he was shot, he had been running to be chosen as the candidate for the Democratic Center in the 2026 presidential election. He was not considered a likely frontrunner. He and his wife, Claudia Tarazona, had been married for over nine years and he was stepfather to her daughters from a previous relationship. Their son together is 4. He is also survived by his father and sister.
