Betancourt, Ingrid

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BETANCOURT, Ingrid

BETANCOURT, Ingrid. Colombian, b. 1961. Genres: Area studies. Career: Activist, author, and politician. Elected to the Colombian congress, 1994, and senate, 1998; founder and presidential candidate of "Oxygen" (Green Party) in Colombia, 2002. Appeared on television and radio programs. Publications: Si Sabia, 1996; (with L. Duroy) La rage au coeur, 2001, trans. by S. Rendall as Until Death Do Us Part: My Struggle to Reclaim Colombia, 2002. Address: c/o Author Mail, Ecco Press, 18 West 30th St., New York, NY 10001, U.S.A.