The senator of Colombia, Piedad Córdoba He died as a result of a heart attack, at the age of 68. The policy was declared dead upon entering the Conquistadores clinic in Medellín. The legislator of the Historical Pact was about to celebrate her birthday on January 25.
Through a statement, the Conquistadores clinic explained that Piedad Córdoba entered its facilities around 00:50 on Saturday without vital signs, ”with signs of hypoperfused lividity”, so she was taken ”directly to the resuscitation room where cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers were performed without response,” which is why she was declared as deceased patient and the body was made available to the Institute of Legal Medicine.
Alirio Uriberepresentative of the Chamber, declared that the senator’s bodyguards tried to revive her after the heart attack, and then took her to the clinic: ”I understand that she was with one of her bodyguards and had a massive heart attackthey tried to revive her and finally took her to the hospital where she arrived without vital signs,” in dialogue with RCN Radio.
The publication of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after the death of Piedad Córdoba
The former president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, made a publication on X (formerly Twitter), where she lamented the death of Piedad Córdoba.
“Our goodbye to Senator Piedad Córdoba, Latin American political leader committed to the peace of her beloved Colombia. Dear friend, if there is anyone who deserves to rest, it is you. You have earned it,” wrote the former Argentine president.
Who was Piedad Córdoba
Piedad Córdoba was born on January 25, 1955 in Medellín, Colombia, and began his career in the 80s, when he entered the public administration of Medellín. Then, she lived a long career in the Colombian Congress until she was dismissed in 2010. Years later, in 2016, her decision was annulled.
His political role began under the orders of the liberal leader William Jaramillo, starting as municipal deputy controller, and later General Secretary during the Jaramillo mayor’s office. In 1988, she was elected councillor, and a year later she became a councillor. Before reaching the Senate in 1994, she was also elected to the House by the Jaramillista faction.
She had four re-elections, and became the president of the Colombian Liberal Partyin 2003. He collaborated in the negotiation of the humanitarian agreement with the FARC in 2007, when he began to interact with the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavezcloseness that earned him a later accusation of collaboration with guerrillas, which caused his dismissal and prohibition from holding public office for 18 years.
After its cancellation, Córdoba returned to politicsbut his presence was irregular since he had various health problems and new accusations were added related to Alex Saab and the criminal activities of his brother, Álvaro Córdoba, in the United States, who admitted his guilt in drug trafficking crimes.
