ida cies ▁Gó mez ▁founded ▁the ▁National ▁Salv ation ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁( un success fully ) ▁as ▁its ▁candidate ▁for ▁president ▁three ▁times : ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁against ▁Alfonso ▁López ▁Mich elsen , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁against ▁Vir g ilio ▁Bar co ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁against ▁César ▁G avi ria . ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁new ▁Colomb ian ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁co - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁along ▁with ▁H ora cio ▁Ser pa ▁and ▁Antonio ▁Navar ro . ▁After ▁the ▁Constitution ▁had ▁been ▁written ▁and ▁rat ified , ▁Gó mez ▁left ▁politics ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁journal ism ▁and ▁academ ia . ▁ ▁Kid n apping ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Gó mez ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁the ▁M - 1 9 ▁gu err illas , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁the ▁inter vention ▁of ▁Ál var o ▁Ley va . ▁ ▁Death ▁Ál var o ▁Gó mez ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁gun men ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁Bog ot á ▁while ▁leaving ▁the ▁Ser gio ▁Ar bo led a ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Professor . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁work ▁▁ ▁La ▁Revol ución ▁en ▁América ▁( Re volution ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ) ▁La ▁Cal