Summary of RED+ | ¿Qué sucedía durante la mañana del 9 de abril de 1948?

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On 9 April 1948, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, a renowned jurist and politician in Latin America, was assassinated. 70 years later, his death is still a mystery. In this video, local historian and journalist Miguel Roberto Forero García revisits the event, which he remembers as being quite traumatic.

• 00:00:00 In 1948, Jorge Eliecer Gaitán, a renowned jurist and politician in Latin America, was assassinated. 70 years later, on Friday, 9 April, his death is still a mystery. Gaitán's voice can be heard on a recording explaining the legal justification for the killing of journalist Eudoro Galarza. Gaitán's legacy includes the establishment of cultural institutions in Bogotá, and his death has significant repercussions for the city's cultural life.
• 00:05:00 On 9 April 1948, in Montería, Colombia, Juan Roa Sierra, an enigma known as the "Enigmatic Juan Roa Sierra," assassinated leftist presidential candidate Dr. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. In this video, local historian and journalist Miguel Roberto Forero García revisits the event, which he remembers as being quite traumatic. Almost a century later, Remigio Forero Garía, Miguel's father, has fresh memories of the day. In the store next to the doctor's office, they found a cash register with money still inside. The doctor, Horacio Guzmán, and Polinio Mendoza walked ahead of him, both of them heading for the same place. Forero recalls the moment of the crime, when Juan Roa Sierra, an unknown assassin, pulled out a gun and killed Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. The doctor, Horacio Guzmán, was shot and fell immediately to the ground. Forero then recalls the aftermath of the assassination, including the fichas (pieces of evidence) left at the scene. One of these, which has been studied for years by Forero, is this line from a 1947 article in the conservative magazine "Deber": "