February the 23rd, 2002, is a date that Ingrid Betancourt will never forget.
It's the day the Colombian presidential candidate was taken hostage by leftist FARC rebels..
She survived more than six years in appalling conditions in the Amazon jungle before being freed in a daring raid by the Colombian military.
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Ingrid Betancourt is a guest at the Sydney Writers' Festival, and she spoke to SBS.
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