Colombia Reports

ERPAC

ERPAC was a paramilitary drug trafficking organization that was active in the eastern plains of Colombia between 2005 and 2011. The group was one of dozens of groups formed by…

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Rodrigo Guerrero

Tweets by @rodrigoguerrerr Cali Mayor Rodrigo Guerrero is a public health expert who has survived a fraud and corruption scandal that hinted at the murky underbelly of Cali politics. Well…

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‘Don Mario’

Daniel Rendon, a.k.a. “Don Mario,” is the extradited founder of paramilitary group Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), or “Gulf Clan,” and allegedly the “Aguilas Negras.” Rural origins Mario and…

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Luis Carlos Galan

Luis Carlos Galan was a Colombian journalist and popular Liberal Party presidential candidate who was killed in 1989 at the order of drug lord Pablo Escobar. An outspoken opponent of drug trafficking, Galan…

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‘Pablo Beltran’

“Pablo Beltran” is a member of the leadership of Colombia’s last-standing rebel group ELN and the guerrillas’ former chief negotiator in peace talks with the government that failed in 2019.…

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Piedad Cordoba

Despite a steady electoral base and international recognition, Piedad Cordoba is one of Colombia’s least popular politicians because of her association with Venezuela’s socialist government. Tweets by piedadcordoba Cordoba, born in…

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Anibal Gaviria

Anibal Gaviria is a Colombian journalist and politician, and one of the heirs of a powerful, but controversial dynasty from the war-torn Antioquia province. Gaviria’s political beginnings Tweets by anibalgaviria…

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Luis Enrique Calle

Luis Enrique Call was one of the leaders of drug gang “Los Rastrojos” and Colombia’s most wanted drug lord, before he surrendered to US authorities in October 2012. The captured…

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