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What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith | Ingrid Betancourt

What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith | Ingrid Betancourt

What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith | Ingrid Betancourt

TED Talks News and Politics · Ingrid Betancourt

August 2, 201719m 27s

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In 2002, the Colombian guerrilla movement known as the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) kidnapped Ingrid Betancourt in the middle of her presidential campaign. For the next six years, Betancourt was held hostage in jungle prison camps where she was ravaged by malaria, fleas, hunger and human cruelty until her rescue by the Colombian government. In this deeply personal talk, the politician turned writer explains what it's like to live in a perpetual state of fear -- and how her faith sustained her. (In Spanish with English subtitles)

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