{"product_id":"colombia-1000-pesos-2005-1-nov-2005-01-11-2005-p-456a-unc-jorge-gaitan","title":"Colombia P-456a 1000 pesos 1-Nov-2005 UNC—Jorge Gaitán","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable: November 1, 2005 and various serial numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAbout Jorge Gaitán\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJorge Eliécer Gaitán was a \u003cb\u003echarismatic Colombian politician, lawyer, and leader of the Liberal Party\u003c\/b\u003e in the mid-20th century. He remains one of Colombia’s most iconic and controversial figures due to his populist reforms, mass appeal, and shocking assassination in 1948, which triggered \u003ci\u003eEl Bogotazo\u003c\/i\u003e—a violent uprising that escalated into \u003ci\u003eLa Violencia\u003c\/i\u003e, a decade-long civil war.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly Life \u0026amp; Rise to Power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBorn in Bogotá (January 23, 1898) to a lower-middle-class family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStudied law and became famous for exposing the \u003cb\u003e1928 Banana Massacre\u003c\/b\u003e (a United Fruit Company labor strike violently suppressed by the Colombian military).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Career: \u003c\/b\u003eLeader of the \u003cb\u003eLiberal Party’s left-wing faction\u003c\/b\u003e, advocating for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLand reform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWorkers' rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAnti-oligarchy policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eServed as \u003cb\u003eBogotá’s mayor (1936)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eeducation minister (1940)\u003c\/b\u003e, and was a presidential frontrunner in 1948.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopulist Appeal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eKnown as \u003ci\u003e\"El Tribuno del Pueblo\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\"The People’s Tribune\"), he mobilized poor and working-class Colombians with fiery speeches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOpposed by Colombia’s conservative elite and factions within his own party.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssassination \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl Bogotazo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMurdered on April 9, 1948, in Bogotá by Juan Roa Sierra (a lone gunman; conspiracy theories persist).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHis death sparked \u003cem\u003eEl Bogotazo\u003c\/em\u003e—riots that killed ~3,000 and destroyed much of central Bogotá.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMarked the start of \u003ci\u003eLa Violencia\u003c\/i\u003e (1948–1958), a brutal conflict between Liberals and Conservatives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLegacy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSymbol of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eunfulfilled social reform\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e in Colombia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eInspired later guerrilla movements (e.g., FARC).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStill revered by leftists; his assassination is a cornerstone of modern Colombian history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConspiracy Theories: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMany believe Gaitán’s killing was orchestrated by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Conservative government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe CIA (due to his anti-U.S. corporate stance)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRival Liberals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499304485175,"sku":"CO0456a0-20051101-UNC","price":1.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_54d61d73-c349-42e3-aa21-98a802ebc310.png?v=1766779193","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/colombia-1000-pesos-2005-1-nov-2005-01-11-2005-p-456a-unc-jorge-gaitan","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}