Several illegal armed groups are active in Colombia, either for political purposes, drug trafficking or a bit of both. None of these groups are active in the entire national territory, but generally…
Rodrigo Londoño, also known as “Timochenko,” became the president of Colombian socialist political party FARC after the former guerrillas laid down their weapons in 2017. Tweets by TimoFARC Before leading…
Alejandro Ordoñez is a far right politician from Colombia who is currently his country’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). Tweets by A_OrdonezM The controversial ambassador and staunch…
The Oficina de Envigado is one of Colombia’s most important drug trafficking organizations. The Medellin crime syndicate was formed as Pablo Escobar’s enforcer army.
Sergio Fajardo is a Colombian politician who abandoned a successful career in mathematics in the second half of his professional life. Tweets by sergio_fajardo Fajardo was born in Medellin, Colombia’s…
Jorge Torres, a.k.a. “Pablo Catatumbo,” is a senator of the FARC, the former guerrilla group that demobilized and disarmed in 2017. Tweets by PCatatumbo_FARC Catatumbo was born in 1953 in…
Tanja Nijmeijer is a Dutch member of the FARC, the political party she joined in 2002 when they were still a guerrilla group. Tweets by Tanja_FARC Born on February 3, 1978,…
“Bloque Meta” (Meta Bloc) is a paramilitary group from estern Colombia that is considered part of drug trafficking organization “Los Puntilleros.” The group was formed around the 2011 demobilization of ERPAC,…
Oscar Ivan Zuluaga is a Colombian politician, businessman and a director of former President Alvaro Uribe’s Democratic Center party. Tweets by OIZuluaga Zuluaga was born in 1957 into the family that came…