Jorge eliecer gaitan biography books

20th-century Colombian politician and Liberal Party leader

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaitán and the second or maternal family name is Ayala.

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala^{[pronunciation?]} (23 January 1903 – 9 April 1948) was a Colombian politician with nationalist ideals and leader of the Liberal Party.

He served as the mayor of Bogotá from 1936–37, the national Education Minister from 1940–41, and the Labor Minister from 1943–44.^[2] He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off the Bogotazo ^[3] and leading to a violent period of political unrest in Colombian history known as La Violencia (approx.

1948 to 1958). His ideas, known as Gaitanismo, are considered a form of liberal socialism in Colombia.

Early life and education

Born in Bogotá to parents who were rank-and-file members of the Liberal Party, Gaitán and his family had a tenuou