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Guillermo Cano Isaza

Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (died 1986)

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Born
August 12, 1925
Died
December 17, 1986
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1925

About Guillermo Cano Isaza

Guillermo Cano Isaza was a Colombian journalist. The editor of El Espectador from 1952 until 1986, he was assassinated in Bogotá in what was widely seen as an attack related to his criticism of Colombia's drug barons. Guillermo Cano Isaza (12 August 1925 – 17 December 1986) was a Colombian journalist. In 1997, UNESCO created an annual prize that bears his name—the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize—which serves to honour a person or institution that has done outstanding work in defending the freedom of the press. Guillermo Cano was the heir of Fidel Cano Gutiérrez, the founder of El Espectador. UNESCO biographical sketch of Guillermo Cano.

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Guillermo Cano Isaza timeline

  1. Guillermo Cano Isaza (12 August 1925 – 17 December 1986) was a Colombian journalist.
  2. In 1997, UNESCO created an annual prize that bears his name—the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize—which serves to honour a person or institution that has done outstanding work in defending the freedom of the press.

The world when Guillermo Cano Isaza was born

Guillermo Cano Isaza was born in 1925. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Guillermo Cano Isaza's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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