Clara Rojas

Clara Rojas
Clara Rojas
Born	Clara Leticia Rojas González (1964-12-20)December 20, 1964 Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Alma mater	Our Lady of the Rosary University
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Colombian vice presidential candidate, kidnapping survivor.
Children	Emmanuel Rojas
Parent	Clara Leticia González

Clara Leticia Rojas González (born December 20, 1964) is a Colombian lawyer, university lecturer, and campaign manager for former senator and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. She was kidnapped along with Betancourt by the FARC guerrilla group near San Vicente del Caguán on February 23, 2002, while Betancourt was campaigning for the presidency. After the kidnapping, Rojas was named as Betancourt's vice-presidential candidate.

In 2006, it was revealed that Rojas had given birth to a boy named Emmanuel while in captivity. The father is a FARC guerrilla.^[1]

Rojas had last been seen publicly in a video released by the guerrilla group in 2003. However, on January 10, 2008, Rojas and former congresswoman Consuelo González were freed after six years in captivity. Betancourt was rescued on July 2, 2008.^{[citation needed]}