Vera Grabe
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Vera Grabe Loewenherz is a Colombian
anthropologist, politician, and former member of the Colombian guerrilla M-19
, of which she was also a co-founder. She successfully rejoined society through a peace accord that permitted rebels to disarm and suffer no retaliation from the Government.
Under the banner of the M-19 Democratic Alliance, a political party spin-off of the former armed group, she was elected to Congress
, first as Representative of the Chamber, and then as Senator of Colombia. In the Colombian presidential election of 2002
she ran as Vice Presidential candidate for Luis Eduardo Garzón in the Social and Political Front
ticket.
She has worked as a diplomatic attachée on human rights
with the Embassy of Colombia in Spain, Director of the NGO Observatorio para la Paz (1998–1999), professor and editor, and peace advocate.
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
anthropologist, politician, and former member of the Colombian guerrilla M-19
19th of April Movement
The 19th of April Movement or M-19, was a Colombian guerrilla movement. After its demobilization it became a political party, the M-19 Democratic Alliance , or AD/M-19.The M-19 traced its origins to the allegedly fraudulent presidential elections of 19 April 1970...
, of which she was also a co-founder. She successfully rejoined society through a peace accord that permitted rebels to disarm and suffer no retaliation from the Government.
Under the banner of the M-19 Democratic Alliance, a political party spin-off of the former armed group, she was elected to Congress
Congress of Colombia
The Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.The Congress of Colombia consists of the 102-seat Senate , and the 166-seat Chamber of Representatives ...
, first as Representative of the Chamber, and then as Senator of Colombia. In the Colombian presidential election of 2002
Colombian presidential election, 2002
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 26 May 2002. They were won by Álvaro Uribe. Íngrid Betancourt, the candidate for the Oxygen Green Party, was kidnapped while campaigning. She was rescued safely in July 2008, six and a half years later....
she ran as Vice Presidential candidate for Luis Eduardo Garzón in the Social and Political Front
Social and Political Front
The Social and Political Front or FSP is a coalition of several left wing political parties in Colombia....
ticket.
She has worked as a diplomatic attachée on human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
with the Embassy of Colombia in Spain, Director of the NGO Observatorio para la Paz (1998–1999), professor and editor, and peace advocate.