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Diana Turbay
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Diana Turbay

Colombian journalist (1950–1991)

Diana Consuelo Turbay Quintero (9 March 1950 – 25 January 1991) was a Colombian journalist kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel and killed during a botched rescue attempt. Her story has been portrayed in a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez and on-screen.2

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Born Mar 8, 1950, died Jan 25, 1991.1

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Early life and education

Diana Turbay was born on 9 March 1950, in Bogotá to Julio César Turbay Ayala, who would later be the 25th president of Colombia (1978–1982) and Nydia Quintero Turbay. Her father was her mother's maternal uncle. The Turbay family were originally from Lebanon and her family still belong to, and frequent, the Club Colombo Libanés, a private social club in Bogotá for prominent Lebanese-Colombians.

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Career

Occupation: journalist.4

Personal life

  • BornMar 8, 1950, Bogotá5
  • DiedJan 25, 1991, Medellín6
  • CitizenshipColombia7
  • SpouseMiguel Uribe Londoño8

Turbay was married twice: to Luis Francisco Hoyos Villegas, and later to politician Miguel Uribe Londoño. She had two children: María Carolina Hoyos, a journalist and activist, and Miguel Uribe Turbay, who became a senator and was assassinated in 2025 while campaigning for the 2026 Colombian presidential election.

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