Senator Miguel Uribe looks on after the Senate voted against the government labor reform referendum promoted by Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on May 14, 2025. RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot in the head at a campaign event, his wife announced early Monday morning, August 11. "You will always be the love of my life. Thank you for a life full of love," Maria Claudia Tarazona wrote on her Instagram account. "Rest in peace, love of my life. I will take care of our children," she added.
On June 7, during a rally in a working-class neighborhood of the capital Bogota, the 39-year-old conservative candidate was shot three times, twice in the head. Authorities have arrested six suspects linked to the attack, including a 15 year old alleged to have carried out the shooting, and point to a dissident group of the defunct FARC guerrilla group as possible masterminds.
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