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 Betancourt reunited with family| The French-Colombian politician was among 15 hostages rescued without a shot being fired as their captors were tricked into handing them over | |
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| Jul. 2 |
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 Betancourt rescued from FARC  In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Apr.8 |
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 Rebels reject French aid to hostage| French humanitarian mission dispatched to for hostage Ingrid Betancourt will soon leave Colombia | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Rebels demand exchange A leader of FARC rebel group has ruled out releasing a high-profile sick hostage and cast doubt on a French mission sent to treat her
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| Mar.25 |
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 Chavez: Little chance to free Betancourt Venezuela: Venezuelan President: There is little chance FARC will free Colombian presidential candidate after that country's attack inside Ecuador
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| Feb.27 |
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4 hostages released by FARC Venezuela: 4 former Colombian lawmakers arrived in Venezuela after being released by the guerilla group that had held them captive for nearly 6 years
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Hostage mission begins 2 Venezuelan helicopters have arrived for a mission to collect four hostages whom left-wing Farc rebels have promised to free
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Whalers accused of kidnapping activists
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Letters reveal horror of hostages A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by 2 women freed by rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering and depredation
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| Jan.10 |
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Colombian rebels 'free hostages' Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: Two women hostages have been freed by Colombian rebels
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| Jan.4 |
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FARC admit 'hostage boy' not held The rebels have confirmed a boy living in foster care in Bogota is the same 3-year-old who was due to be part of a hostage release deal
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| Dec.31 |
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New delay for hostages Leftist rebels say government military operations are blocking the release of 3 hostages, according to Hugo Chavez
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| Dec.18 |
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FARC vows in letter to release hostages 3 captives held for years by rebels could be freed by the end of the year, including an aide to Colombian Sen. Betancourt
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| Dec.5 |
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 Sarkozy urges Betancourt release| Paris: French President has made a direct appeal to Colombian rebels to release long-held French-Colombian hostage | |
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| Nov.30 |
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Videos show hostages held by rebels The government has seized 5 videotapes from members of a rebel group that show a number of hostages
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Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
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| Jul.5 |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests| Hundreds of thousands have staged nationwide protests calling for an end to kidnapping and the civil conflict | |
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Three-year-old seized
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| May.18 |
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President vows to free Betancourt Alvaro Uribe has ordered the army to step up efforts to rescue former presidential candidate from rebel captors
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| Jan.5 |
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Official escapes rebels after six years Former cabinet minister Fernando Araujo escaped from 6 years in rebel captivity by fleeing through the jungle for 5 days
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Apr.27 |
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Ex-President's sister slain Liliana Gaviria, the sister of former President Cesar Gaviria was killed in a botched kidnapping attempt
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| Jan.21 |
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Captive Colombians in Chavez plea
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| Aug.18 |
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Hostages stance reversed
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| Dec.22 |
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 Hostages freed at last A Briton and 4 Israeli hostages have been released by the National Liberation Army (ELN)
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| Sep.14 |
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Tourists kidnapped
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| Apr.21 |
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Gunmen kidnap 8 people in island raid
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| Feb.22 |
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 FARC rebels 'hold Americans' Left-wing group has said that it is holding three US citizens who vanished when their plane crash-landed
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| Jan.24 |
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3 freed, 2 journalists still captive
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| Nov.11 |
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Bishop Jimenez kidnapped Jorge Enrique Jimenez is the bishop of Zipaquira and head of the Latin American Episcopal Conference
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| Apr.16 |
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Rebels kidnap oil workers Nearly 100 employees of the US oil company Occidental Petroleum kidnapped by National Liberation Army
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| Dec.23 |
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Hostage release by rebels Expected release of 45 soldiers and police held by leftist rebels would lead to peace talks
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