Timeline Saturday 23 February 2002

Events on Saturday 23 February 2002 1

• 2002 Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt Colombian presidential candidate seized by FARC Ingrid Betancourt, a Green Party candidate in Colombia's presidential election, was kidnapped by FARC guerrillas on 23 February 2002 while travelling in a former demilitarised zone. She was held in jungle camps for more than six years. Her captivity drew international attention before she was freed in a military rescue operation in 2008.