- Oscar Tulio Lizcano
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Óscar Tulio Lizcano González Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives Constituency Caldas Personal details Nationality Colombian Political party Conservative Spouse(s) Martha Arango Casas Children Mauricio Lizcano Arango
Juan Carlos Lizcano ArangoOccupation Politician Profession Economist Óscar Tulio Lizcano (born 1947) is a Colombian conservative politician and a member of the Colombia Conservative Party who was a congressman for the Department of Caldas (a position now taken by his son[1]). On August 5, 2000, while serving as congressman, Lizcano was kidnapped in Riosucio, Caldas, by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group and held for 8 years. On October 23, 2008, he escaped captivity with the help of one of his jailers who took the decision to desert due to the immense pressure inflicted by the Colombian army on the rebel group.[2]
According to correspondence sent by Lizcano he was continuously moved through different guerrilla camps in the Caldas countryside and is suffering from malaria.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Colombia quiere la ayuda de Sarkozy
- ^ Colombian army frees Farc hostage
- ^ Educaweb: Oscar Tulio Lizcano educaweb.org Accessed 07 September 2007.
External links
- (Spanish) El Colombiano: Letters of Oscar Tulio Lizcano
- (Spanish) Ministry of Justice: Sentence T-307/02
- HRW: letter of Jose Miguel Vivanco to FARC regarding Oscar Tulio Lizcano
Categories:- Colombian economists
- Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
- Kidnapped politicians
- Kidnapped Colombian people
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Colombian Conservative Party politicians
- Colombian politician stubs
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