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Aída Merlano

PEP · Politician

Aída Merlano is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Aida Merlano · Aída Merlano				[sources]
Alias	aida victoria te amo				[sources]
Birth date	1980-12-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Barranquilla				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Colombia				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Aída				[sources]
Last name	Merlano				[sources]
Political association	Colombian Conservative Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56650560				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (2014-2018)				[sources]
Education	Libre University of Colombia				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-28	Last processed	2026-04-28	First seen	2025-08-12

Descriptions

Colombian lawyer and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-13

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions522,254

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