Politics

Gustavo Petro

Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s president, and both feared and loathed by the country’s traditional political forces. Tweets by petrogustavo The progressive politician was born in Cienaga de Oro, a town…

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Francia Marquez

Francia Marquez is Colombia’s first black female vice-president, and a renowned environmental and women’s rights activist. Tweets by franciamarquezm Before the 2022 elections, Marquez was mainly known for her defense…

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Rodolfo Hernandez

Presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez is a businessman and politician from the central Santander province. The demagogue rose to prominence after his controversial term as mayor of Santander capital Bucaramanga. Hernandez…

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Daniel Quintero

Daniel Quintero is the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin after a surprising victory in the 2019 elections. Quintero was born in Medellin in 1980 into a lower middle-class…

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Luis Perez

Colombian politician Luis Perez is the former governor of the Antioquia province who has never been far from controversy. Tweets by Luis_Perez_G Locals call the Medellin native “Luis XV” because…

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Carlos Holmes Trujillo

Colombia’s late Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo was a dynasty politician who inherited much of his initial political clout from his powerful father. Silver spoon politics Trujillo was born in…

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Alvaro Uribe

Former President Alvaro Uribe was arguably Colombia’s single most influential and divisive figure of the century, until justice caught up with the far-right politician.

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Jorge Ivan Ospina

Jorge Ivan Ospina is the mayor-elect of Colombia’s third largest city, Cali, who is set to take office on January 1. Ospina’s election victory in October 2018 was the second;…

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Luis Fernando Navarro

Colombia’s acting Defense Minister Luis Fernando Navarro is a four-star general with more than 35 years experience in the military. Navarro was born in 1960 in Chia, a town in…

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