Gabriel Betancourt commission of the Alliance for Progress in Washington, D.C. under John F. Kennedy. Gabriel Betancourt was the father of the politician and former FARC hostage Íngrid Betancourt. Gabriel Betancourt divorced his wife Yolanda Pulecio in 1980 and was granted custody of his daughters. Gabriel Betancourt died of heart and respiratory trouble a month after Íngrid's kidnapping, without seeing his daughter again. Gabriel Betancourt Gabriel Betancourt Mejía (born April 27, 1918 in Medellín – died March 23, 2002 in Bogotá) was a Colombian economist and diplomat who served as Colombia's Minister of National Education in two occasions, and Permanent Delegate to
Gabriel Jönsson in Sweden "Flickan från Backafall" (The girl from Backafall) by Gunnar Turesson and is today a signature song of the island Hven where Backafall is located. Backafall translated to English means "falling slope" and is a reference to the area between the white church on the island of Hven's west side and small harbor below, by the same name. The song describes a young seaman in the Caribbean on a long voyage longing for his girlfriend at home that is waiting for him. Gabriel Jönsson Gabriel Jönsson (July 18, 1892 – April 23, 1984) was a Swedish author and poet,