Consuelo Araújo
Consuelo Araújo Noguera | |
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Andrés Pastrana | |
| Preceded by | Juan Luis Mejía |
| Succeeded by | Araceli Morales López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Consuelo Inés Araújo Noguera 1 August 1940 Edgardo Maya Villazón |
| Relations | Álvaro Araújo Castro (nephew) María Consuelo Araújo (niece) |
| Children | Hernando César Molina Araújo María Mercedes Molina Araújo Rodolfo Augusto Molina Araújo Ricardo Mario Molina Araújo Andrés Alfredo Molina Araújo Edgardo José Maya Araújo |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
| Nickname | La Cacica |
Consuelo Inés Araújo Noguera (1 August 1940 – 30 September 2001), also known as "La Cacica", was a Colombian politician, writer and self-taught journalist.[1] Her nickname was given by a fellow journalist colleague for her tenacity and determination to achieve goals and leadership.[1]
Her most notable achievement was the creation of one of the most important cultural and musical events of Colombia, the Vallenato Legend Festival, which promoted her beloved Vallenato music.
She was kidnapped by the
Early years
She was the youngest of nine siblings. Her father, Santander Araújo, was a respected politician, militant and regional leader of the Liberal Party around Valledupar, whose firm character largely influenced his daughter.
She went to a government public nursery school and subsequently attended Escuela Tercera para Niñas. She then transferred to the Colegio Nariño Middle School and later to the Nuestra Señora del Carmen. She attended high school at the Colegio de la Sagrada Familia.
At the age of fifteen, she dropped out of high school and started to work as a bank teller to help pay for the schooling of three of her older brothers.[1] During this period she also spent her spare time reading and self-educating.
Journalist, writer and politician
Largely self-educated, she was committed to become a freelance journalist and writer. She started as a writer for a national newspaper
Always a defender of the unprotected and poor, she was a harsh critic of local governments' and politician's abuses of power and advocated for women empowerment, but most of all she was devoted to the local customs and culture of
The Vallenato Legend Festival
In 1968, with the help of former
Kidnapping and murder
On 24 September 2001, Araújo was kidnapped by the
Family
Consuelo Araújo was first married to Hernando Molina Céspedes and had five children,
Relevant Works
Books
- Vallenatologia, origenes y fundamentos de la musica Vallenata, Bogota, Ediciones Tercer Mundo (1973).
- Escalona, El hombre y el mito, Bogota, Planeta Editorial (1998).
- Lixicon del Valle de Upar, voces, modismos, giros, interjecciones, locuciones, dichos, refranes y coplas del habla popular vallenata, Bogota, Instituto Caro y Cuervo(1994).
- Trilogia Vallenata, Homenaje a Consuelo Araujonoguera, Bogota, Editorial Bailonia (2002). (Compilation of Consuelo Araujonoguera's three books) ISBN 958-33-3360-3[7]
Short stories
- "Yo sabía" (1976), short story - Winner, "Cote Lamus" Story Contest, in Cúcuta.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Consuelo Araujonoguera: La Cacica". Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2006. festivalVallenato.com (in Spanish) Accessed 2 October 2006.
- ^ "ElColombiano: Medellin Newspaper". elcolombiano.com (in Spanish) Accessed 2 October 2006.
- ^ "FARC-EP: Guerrilla group accused of assassinating her". Archived from the original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2006. FARC-EP.org (in Spanish) Accessed 2 October 2006.
- ^ "Cesar Salgado: Compilation of reports on her death by many important newspapers". Cesarsalgado.org (in Spanish and Portuguese) Accessed 2 October 2006.
- ^ "OAS: Organization of American States condemns her assassination". OAS.org (in Spanish) Accessed 2 October 2006.
- ^ "Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata". 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2006.
- ISBN 978-958-33-3360-6.
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