Word: ayala
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...before takeoff, the freed Ambassadors of Venezuela, Israel, Egypt and the Dominican Republic descended the steps of the four-engine Soviet-built Ilyushin jetliner and were driven across the airfield in a speeding bus. One of them, Dominican Ambassador Diogenes Mallol, praised Colombian President Julio César Turbay Ayala for handling "this problem with prudence and calm," adding that "only in the beginning were we in danger because the terrorists were very nervous. Then everything calmed down." Another, Venezuelan Ambassador Virgilio Lovera, jubilantly told reporters: "I feel like running a mile in the Olympics...
...plan was an ingenious way of releasing some prisoners without formally capitulating to the terrorists' demands or, technically at least, violating the Colombian constitution. The compromise scheme, drawn up by President Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala after his ruling Liberal Party made a strong showing (54% of the vote) in nationwide municipal elections early last week, had been intended as a concession that could lead the way out of the deadlock. In fact, the government had already named a blue-ribbon panel of nine civilian jurists to oversee the legal procedures. The terrorists' rebuff thus came as a severe...