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A series of protests began in Colombia on 28 April 2021 against increased taxes, corruption, and health care reform proposed by the government of President Iván Duque.The tax initiative was introduced to expand funding to Ingreso Solidario, a universal basic income social program established in April 2020 to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, while the legislative Bill ...
Daniela Toloza was born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia in 1994. During her childhood and youth, she had to face a difficult process of self-improvement after reaching a body weight of 106 kg, after having lost her father during the Colombian conflict when she was 10 years old. [4] [5]
The Cali newspaper El País said: [44] "El Espectador is a standard in defence of freedom, the fight against drug trafficking and corruption." Since then, their editors Rodrigo Pardo, Carlos Lleras de la Fuente, Ricardo Santamaría, and Fidel Cano Correa tried to recover the financial balance and the newspaper's circulation. As a weekly, it was ...
Wilber Alirio Varela Fajardo (November 6, 1957 – 2008), also known as Jabón ("Soap"), was a Colombian drug trafficker.He was the leader of the Norte del Valle Cartel.A Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act indictment was filed in the District Court of the District of Columbia by the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section of the United States Department of Justice Criminal ...
El País (English: The Country) is a regional daily newspaper based in Cali, Colombia, and leading newspaper of the Colombian Pacific Region. [2] El País is a member of the Latin American Newspaper Association. [1]
Henry Loaiza Ceballos aka El Alacrán (The Scorpion) is a former Colombian drug trafficker and a member of the Cali Cartel.Loaiza was mainly in charge of the military apparatus of the organization, but was also involved in the shipment of illegal drugs.
Danilo Alfonso González Gil (1959 in Buga – 25 March 2004 in Bogotá) was a former Lieutenant Colonel of the Colombian National Police.He became director of intelligence for GAULA, thus a key player in the rescue of the kidnapped brother of former President César Gaviria.
After being exiled from Colombia, he settled in the city of San Francisco, [16] [17] where he announced his continuity in sports activity with his aspiration to reach the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, a recognition that can be accessed by managing to cross swimming The English Channel, The Santa Catalina Island (California), and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, routes with lengths of ...