Colombia’s government coalition cracks
Conservative and progressive liberals are threatening to leave the congressional coalition of...
Tag: Cesar Gaviria
Colombia’s progressives seeking Liberal Party endorsement
Progressive opposition candidate Gustavo Petro met with former President Cesar Gaviria on Monday...
Pandora papers reveal offshore activities of Colombia’s ex-presidents
Two of Colombia’s former presidents have been managing their private capital through opaque...
‘Paradise Papers’ provide peek into Colombian elite’s cronyism
A huge new set of secret banking documents linking world leaders with tax havens was made public...
Philippine president calls former Colombia president ‘idiot’ for advice on drug war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called ex-Colombia President Cesar Gaviria an “idiot”,...
Ex-Colombian president proposes state provide drugs to addicts
Colombia’s liberal ex-president, Cesar Gaviria, proposed Thursday that certain drugs be...
Transitional justice in Colombia also for military, politicians and businessmen?
Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria over the weekend proposed to include civilian actors like...
Former president to lead Santos’ re-election campaign
Colombia’s 28th president, Cesar Gaviria, will be President Juan Manuel Santos’ new...
Colombia ex-president: Drug use should not be a criminal matter
Colombia’s ex-president Cesar Gaviria on Tuesday said drug abuse should be considered a...
Colombia should legalize marijuana now: Former president
Colombia should legalize and regulate marijuana now and not wait for the United States, said former president Cesar Gaviria Monday. In light of the “persecution” of farmers and consumers, Gaviria told local media...
Colombian ex-president calls ‘war on drugs’ a failure
Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria on Wednesday called the U.S.-led “war on drugs” a failure and proposed decriminalization on curb the damage of drugs to society. In an interview with RCN Radio, Gaviria...
Colombia’s constitution gives too much power to leader: Ex-president
Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria Tuesday admitted that it gave too much power to the president, while criticizing the possibility of presidential re-election. Gaviria, who was in power between 1990 and 1994, oversaw the...
