Ingrid Betancourt

By:John Morris

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

Bogota, Colombia

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.

View from Ministry of Finance

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.

Chamber of Representatives

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.

Colombian Senate

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

Bogota Capital

Kidnapping

• Captured in 2002.• The group that kidnapped her was called

FARC.• Was not found until 2008.

Ingrid picture taken by Kidnappers

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