The Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democratico Alternativo / PDA) party is Colombia’s primary left-wing opposition party. The social-democratic party was formed in December 2005 from the alliance of two political parties: the…
Colombia Army General Ruben Dario Alzate was captured by FARC guerrillas on Sunday, after walking straight into a FARC stronghold ignoring all security protocols.
Salvatore Mancuso is a notorious former Colombian paramilitary leader who is serving 16 years in a US prison for drug trafficking. Early life Mancuso, also know as “El Mono Mancuso”,…
Bogota Housing Secretary Mayor Maria Mercedes Maldonado is a former lawyer and briefly replaced Mayor Gustavo Petro in early 2014 when the burgomaster was suspended for a few weeks. Maldonado…
Aida Avella is a Colombian politician and leader of the leftist Patriotic Union (Union Patriotica – UP) party. A former psychologist and labor union leader, Avella joined the then-communist UP as…
Colombia’s Conservative Party (PC) is traditionally one of the country’s largest political organizations and has dominated Colombian politics since the 19th century. Tweets by soyconservador The party can be best understood through…
The Patriotic Union (UP) is a leftist political party from Colombia that was virtually exterminated by paramilitary groups and state forces in the 1980s and 1990s. Tweets by UP_Colombia The party…
These are the profiles of five negotiators who have been appointed by Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos to lead peace negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). While…
Tweets by @ginaparody Colombia’s Education Minister, Gina Parody, is a former senator, presidential adviser and Bogota mayor hopeful.