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After 5 minutes into the flight a bomb placed near the fuel tank exploded at 13,000 feet. Pablo Escobar of the Medellín drug cartel planned the bombing, hoping it would kill presidential candidate for the 1990 elections César Gaviria Trujillo. However Gaviria was not on the plane and would go on to become President of Colombia.
(27 November 1989)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

There are 3393 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6461 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Revelle Plaza

San Diego, California, United States.

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