Ancizar López

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Ancizar Lopez López (1913-2002) was a Colombian politician, born in Armenia. He was a congressman and as senator he developed the project for the creation of the Quindio Department, becoming its first governor when created. He also served for two periods as Governor of Quindío and was the Colombian ambassador to United Nations, among others.

According to police reports, on April 11, 2002 he was kidnapped by common delinquents and sold to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). For several months there was no news about his condition, but it was learned that he eventually died in an unknown location, probably due to complications of an unattended kidney failure. His body was finally turned over by ELN Guerrillas through the Red Cross.^[1]

The national government declared two days of grief. An avenue and a cenotaph were built in the city of Armenia in his honor.