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Ana Fabricia Córdoba Cabrera (c.1959 – June 7, 2011), also known as "La Negra", was an Afro-Colombian human rights activist, who was assassinated in 2011.


Biography

Ana Fabricia was born around 1959 in
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.Eversley Torres, F.  (2017, May 31). Córdoba Cabrera, Ana Fabricia. ''Oxford African American Studies Center.'' Retrieved 26 Feb. 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.73698HERNÁNDEZ-MORA, S. (2011, Jun 16). Luchadora por la dignidad. ''El Mundo'' . Her parents and grandparents moved to
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from
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due to political violence. Her extended family included cousin
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, who became a politician.Ana córdoba, otra mártir pacifista de colombia: dición 1st ed. madrid (2011, Jun 24). ''El Pais.'' In the 1980s, Córdoba's brother became a councilor for the
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in
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, making the family a target for political persecution. Córdoba married Delmiro Ospina.Los cinco crímenes en la familia de ana fabricia córdoba. (2014, Feb 04). ''El Espectador.'' Ospina was killed by the
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's Bloque Bananero. Her 13-year-old son and mother were also killed by paramilitary groups.Reporters Without Borders, ''Asesinato de la Sra. Ana Fabricia Córdoba Cabrera y amenazas de muerte contra defensores de derechos humanos'', 9 June 2011, COL 009 / 0611 / OBS 088, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4df2054f2.html ccessed 29 May 2023/ref> Córdoba and her five children fled Urabá to
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Córdoba told her story, becoming a voice for Colombian victims of violence. Due to political violence, she moved again to the Cruz neighborhood of Medellín. In Cruz, Córdoba developed her leadership skills. She was an important figure in the Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres (Peaceful Way of Women) and founded LATEPAZ (Asociación Líderes Hacia delante por un Tejido Humano de Paz, or Leaders for a Human Network of Peace). In 2006, Córdoba was arrested for being a guerrilla, but released due to a lack of evidence. On July 7, 2010, Córdoba's nineteen-year-old son was killed. Córdoba believed that he was killed by the police, looking for evidence and making the accusation on national television. Over the next several months, Córdoba's family continued to be targeted by the authorities. Córdoba continued to condemn this persecution, and highlighted the victims of violence in Colombia. In April 2011, Córdoba announced that "they" were going to kill her, and that no one was doing anything about it. On June 7, 2011, an unknown hitman shot and killed Córdoba on a bus. After Córdoba's death, the head of the Corporación para el Desarrollo Social (Corporation for Social Development) stressed the importance of protecting the members of her family. In early 2014, her son was killed as a part of the ongoing military conflict in Colombia. His death was reported to not have been done in restitution, leading to outcry.Policía no sabía que el hijo de ana fabricia córdoba estaba amenazado. (2014, Feb 03). ''El Espectador.'' He was the fifth member of the family to die violently, leaving only two of Córdoba's children alive.


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1950s births 2011 deaths Assassinated Colombian people Colombian human rights activists Afro-Colombian women Colombian women human rights activists People from Apartadó 2011 murders in Colombia {{Authority control