José Alberto Tejada Echeverri (7 June 1957 – 28 February 2024) was a Colombian journalist, politician and accountant. He was recognized for covering the 2021 Colombian protests.[1] Tejada was elected to the Chamber of Representatives in the 2022 legislative election within the coalition of the Historical Pact for Colombia.[2]
José Alberto Tejada | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 20 July 2022 – 28 February 2024 | |
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| Born | José Alberto Tejada Echeverri 7 June 1957 Cali, Colombia |
| Died | 28 February 2024 (aged 66) Cali, Colombia |
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Biography
editBorn in Cali, Tejada completed his primary studies at the Marco Fidel Suárez school, graduated as a high school student in 1976 from the San Juan Bosco Industrial Technical Institute, and graduated as a public accountant from the University of San Buenaventura in 1986; In 1990 he completed his master's degree in adult education from the same university. He completed a Specialization in Senior Management at the ICESI University in 1997 and a Specialization in International Economics and Foreign Trade at the University of Barcelona in 1999, among other studies. He has been an accountant in several entities such as the Banco Central Hipotecario and has worked as a university professor.
Tejada became known as a journalist and director of Channel 2 of Cali, of the Daniel Gillard Civic Corporation (CECAN),[3] with the coverage of the protests in Colombia in 2021.[4][5] Threats were reported against him.[6] Therefore, which received precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to the reporters José Alberto Tejada and Jhonatan Buitrago,[7] They also received the Orlando Sierra Award for journalistic courage.[8]
In recognition of his activity, several popular sectors of Valle del Cauca proposed him as a candidate for the Chamber of Representatives, supporting his candidacy[9][10][11] and being elected for it by the Historical Pact in the 2022 legislative elections.[2][12]
Death
editTejada died on 28 February 2024, at the age of 66.[13]
References
edit- ^ "El director del Canal 2 de Cali, que cubrió el paro, se lanza al Congreso con el apoyo de Petro" (in Spanish). Semana. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b "El periodista que cubrió el paro desde las calles y ahora llegó al Congreso". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "La visión del empresario José Alberto Tejada | Noticias de Cali, el Valle y Colombia". caliescribe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "José Alberto Tejada, el Cucho del Canal 2 de Cali | Columna de Pedro Luis Barco". Diario Criterio (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "José Alberto Tejada, el periodista que se ganó el corazón de TODO el país". CNC+ Noticias Colombia. (in Spanish). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Colombia: Protección para periodista en situación de riesgo: José Alberto Tejada". Amnistía Internacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ López, Carlos (31 August 2021). "Periodistas del Canal 2 de Cali recibieron medidas cautelares de la Cidh". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "El comunicador José Alberto Tejada recibe el Premio Orlando Sierra al coraje periodístico". MSN (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Periodista del Canal 2 de Cali será candidato a la Cámara de Representantes por el Pacto Histórico" (in European Spanish). infobae. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "La candidatura del periodista José Alberto Tejada desata un fuerte pulso en el Pacto Histórico" (in Spanish). Semana. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Periodista José Tejada, de canal 2, aspira llegar al Congreso de la República". www.vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "José Alberto Tejada, el periodista que llegará a la Cámara por el Valle, habla sobre sus planes como congresista". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Lombo Delgado, Juan Sebastián (28 February 2024). "Murió el representante del Pacto Histórico José Alberto Tejada". Bogotá: El Tiempo. Retrieved 28 February 2024.