US EditionColombians bid farewell to presidential hopeful Uribe after shooting at political rally
Thousands attended the funeral of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, whose assassination by dissident guerrillas has revived concerns over Colombia's political violence ahead of 2026 elections.
- Colombian presidential candidate and conservative senator Miguel Uribe was killed in a shooting at a political rally in Bogotá.
- Uribe's widow, María Claudia Tarazona, delivered an emotional tribute at his funeral, urging Colombians to break the cycle of bloodshed.
- The assassination has reignited painful memories of Colombia's turbulent political past, when the killings of presidential candidates were emblematic of the drug wars and armed insurgencies that gripped the nation.
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Colombians bid farewell to presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay who died after being shot in Bogota in June
Colombians bid farewell yesterday to senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died more than two months after being shot during a political rally in the South American country’s capital.
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www.diariolibre.comFamily members, friends and politicians accompanied on Wednesday in Bogotá the burial of the senator and presidential pre-candidate shot to death Miguel Uribe, without the presence of the Colombian left-wing president Gustavo Petro at the request of the opposition’s family. Uribe died on Monday from the wounds in the head of a brutal attack that occurred in June, fueling polarization and reviving the ghosts of the worst years of political violen…
By EFE With a solemn mass in the Primate Cathedral and military honors, Colombia said a multitudinous farewell on Wednesday to the senator and opposition presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died on Monday, two months after being seriously injured in an attack in Bogotá. The Eucharist was officiated by the Archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda, in the presence of former presidents César Gaviria (1990-1994), Ernesto Samper (19…
By EFE With a solemn mass in the Primate Cathedral and military honors, Colombia said a multitudinous farewell on Wednesday to the senator and opposition presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died on Monday, two months after being seriously injured in an attack in Bogotá. The Eucharist was officiated by the Archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda, in the presence of former presidents César Gaviria (1990-1994), Ernesto Samper (19…
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