Operation Emmanuel
Operation Emmanuel () was a
humanitarian operation that rescued politician
Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel (born in captivity), and former senator Consuelo González from the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in
Colombia. The operation was proposed and set up by
Venezuelan
President Hugo Chávez, with the permission of the Colombian government of
Álvaro Uribe. Chávez's plan was supported by the governments of
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil,
Ecuador, and
France, as well as the
Red Cross, which also participated in the operation. Venezuelan aircraft were flown to an airport in the Colombian town of
Villavicencio, were resupplied, and from there flew to the secret rescue point set up by the FARC. On December 26, 2007, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Colombian government approved the mission, only requesting that the aircraft used for the operations were labelled with
Red Cross insignias.
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