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RTVC Removes Álvaro Uribe Plaque After Finding It Under Stairs

Colombia's RTVC removed a plaque honoring Álvaro Uribe after discovering it discarded under stairs, replacing it with a historical tribute.

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A commemorative plaque honoring former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez was found discarded on the floor under a staircase at RTVC headquarters in Bogotá. [1] President Abelardo De La Espriella's administration stated it has no interest in installing plaques thanking officials or leaders within RTVC. [2] RTVC management ordered the removal of the Uribe plaque to reinforce the institution's neutrality and distance itself from accusations of political propaganda. [3] The plaque was dated December 2008 and thanked the Uribe administration, listing then Communications Minister María del Rosario Guerra, RTVC manager Katthy Osorio Guaquetá, and radio vice manager Gabriel Gómez Mejía. [4] Journalist Darcy Quinn of La FM confirmed that the removed plaque was found abandoned under some stairs in the building located on Avenida 26 in Bogotá. [5] The new plaque installed in the wall honors current president Gustavo Petro, Minister Carina Murcia, and manager Hollman Morris Rincón, dated December 2026. [6]
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  1. A commemorative plaque honoring former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez was found discarded on the floor under a staircase at RTVC headquarters in Bogotá. · El País
  2. President Abelardo De La Espriella's administration stated it has no interest in installing plaques thanking officials or leaders within RTVC. · El País
  3. RTVC management ordered the removal of the Uribe plaque to reinforce the institution's neutrality and distance itself from accusations of political propaganda. · El País
  4. The plaque was dated December 2008 and thanked the Uribe administration, listing then Communications Minister María del Rosario Guerra, RTVC manager Katthy Osorio Guaquetá, and radio vice manager Gabriel Gómez Mejía. · El País
  5. Journalist Darcy Quinn of La FM confirmed that the removed plaque was found abandoned under some stairs in the building located on Avenida 26 in Bogotá. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  6. The new plaque installed in the wall honors current president Gustavo Petro, Minister Carina Murcia, and manager Hollman Morris Rincón, dated December 2026. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
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