Luis Carlos Galán

Colombian politician (1943-1989)
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Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (29 September 1943 – 18 August 1989) was a Colombian liberal politician and journalist.

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Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento was born in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. He ran for the Presidency of Colombia two times. Galan ran under the Liberal party in 1989 and sought the nomination for the 1990 presidential election.

Death change

On August 18, 1989, Galán was shot five times by hitmen hired by the drug cartels of Pablo Escobar during a campaign rally in the town of Soacha, Cundinamarca. He was 45 years old.

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