Juan Carlos Velez
Former Senator Juan Carlos Velez is a lawyer and a strong supporter of former President Alvaro Uribe with a decades-long career in Colombia’s politics.
Former Senator Juan Carlos Velez is a lawyer and a strong supporter of former President Alvaro Uribe with a decades-long career in Colombia’s politics.
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Bogota Mayor Enrique Peñalosa is a Colombian dynasty politician whose twin concerns of urban planning and security have left him with friends and enemies on both sides of the political divide.…
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More than 7 million people were displaced during Colombia’s armed conflict, according to the National Victims Registry. Before this government agency took charge of maintaining the registry of conflict victims,…