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Luis Fernando Arias, Colombian Indigenous Leader, Dies at 41
Motivated by violence inflicted on his family by paramilitaries, he became the leading voice in a coalition of Indigenous peoples. Complications of the coronavirus contributed to his death.
Luis Fernando Arias had an ambition: to make sure Colombia’s Indigenous people had a place at the table.Credit.National Indigenous Organization of Colombia
By Megan Janetsky
Feb. 24, 2021
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Like so many Indigenous people in Colombia, Luis Fernando Arias suffered acutely from the armed conflict that tore his nation apart for decades. Paramilitary fighters in 2001 rolled into his community and killed his grandfather. Three years later they killed an uncle of his and threatened his father, forcing his family to flee to the capital, Bogotá.
Native Colombia in mourning over loss of leader to COVID-19
February 14, 2021
Native Colombia lost one of its most important leaders to COVID-19 on Saturday, the national indigenous organization ONIC announced.
Luis Fernando Arias, the Chief Counselor of the ONIC, died in a hospital in the northern city of Barranquilla weeks after testing positive to the coronavirus.
“His return to the bosom of Mother Earth fills us with sadness,” said the Indigenous Organization of Antioquia in a press release, adding that “today we didn’t just lose a brother, but a leader of the regional and country’s indigenous peoples.
The organization representing 212 indigenous communities from the northwestern province said they will remember the ONIC director as “an example that will motivate us to continue working for the demand and vindication of the rights of the communities, the good life, and our guiding principles of Unity, Territory, Culture and Autonomy.”
(Photo : Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Carlos Holmes Trujillo Minister of Defense of the Republic of Colombia participates in a enhanced honor cordon with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Pentagon, on February 7, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia.
Colombia s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, 69, died in the hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19. President Ivan Duque had a televised address on Tuesday announcing the death of the defense minister. Colombia has lost one of its best men, Pres. Duque said, according to BBC.
Carlos Holmes Trujillo was Colombia s most recognized conservative politicians, reported The Associated Press. He was also a long-serving politician, working as a key figure in Colombia s struggle to combat organized crime.
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