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On April 27, in what was believed to be an attack by rebel groups to destabilize the campaign, five bombs detonated in Bogotá, one at the campaign headquarters of Bedoya. At the end of the first round of voting Bedoya and running mate Jorge Garcia
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Bedoya's military training began at the Jose Maria Córdova
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In 1998 Bedoya announced his candidacy for
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due to his unwillingness to negotiate with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
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