English: Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio (born
December 25 1961) In all, she was held captive for 2,321 days after being taken while campaigning for the
Colombian presidency as a
Green. She had decided to campaign in an area of high guerrilla presence in spite of warnings from the government, police and military not to do so. While her kidnapping received media coverage worldwide this was particularly so in
France due to her dual French citizenship, and the
government of France participated as a facilitator for the release of Betancourt and all prisoners held by the FARC guerrillas. (→
Íngrid Betancourt)