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on January 23, 1903 was born in the city of Bogota.
From very young was determined to graduate as a lawyer -
he onset studies superiors in the National University of Colombia where he graduated as a doctor of law and jurisprudence and political science
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He was elected as President of Chamber of Representatives and also served as Professor of Criminal Law at the National University and the Free University, of which he was appointed rector.
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he founded the political movement "National Leftist Revolutionary Union" and its organ newspaper "The Unirismo"
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Their only child was born Gloria Gaitán, from his marriage to Amparo Jaramillo
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He was appointed Minister of Education, from where undertook a literacy campaign introduced free school shoe, school canteens, educational film walking cultural extension and initiated massive National Exhibition of Artists
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Gaitán was proclaimed unique boss of the Liberal Party.
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he received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Political and Social Sciences at the Free University
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he presented his latest legal case: the acquittal of Lieutenant conservative Jesus Cortes, a soldier accused of the death of journalist Eudoro Galarza Ossa.
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Jorge Gaitán died because of a shot that caused serious injuries
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Gaitán organized several marches among which were known as the "March of torches" and especially the "March of Silence" where he offered a prayer to the President Ospina to help stop the violence and which raised a few hours of silence where only flags and banners were heard moved by the wind.