Enrique Parejo González (born August 13, 1930) is a former justice minister in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

. A presidential candidate, González was a prominent political figure starting in the 1970s. González was the target of an

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attempt in

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while serving as the Colombian ambassador there. It was believed that

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were responsible.

References

Living people 1930 births Place of birth missing (living people) Ministers of justice and law of Colombia Ambassadors of Colombia to Hungary {{Colombia-politician-stub