Petro claims 'coup' imminent as Colombia’s Electoral Council …
WEB3 days ago · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has escalated his rhetoric, claiming an imminent "coup" orchestrated from within state entities as the National Electoral Council (CNE) prepares for a critical meeting to address allegations of irregular campaign financing during his 2022 presidential campaign.
Colombia’s President Petro warns ELN rebel attack threatens …
WEB2 days ago · Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has warned that an attack on a military base in eastern Colombia “practically closes” peace talks. Petro late on Tuesday blamed the leftist National ...
Colombia government suspends peace talks with ELN rebels
WEB1 day ago · The decision is another devastating blow to President Gustavo Petro's cornerstone total peace policy, which looked to remove the ELN from its role in the Andean country's six-decades of internal ...
Tens of thousands of Colombians protest against leftist president's ...
WEBApr 22, 2024 · BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians took to the streets Sunday in the latest rebuke of leftist President Gustavo Petro’s reform agenda. The demonstrations took place in several cities, including the capital. Protesters filled Bolivar Plaza outside the presidential palace in Bogota.
Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez: A new era for Colombia - BBC
WEBJun 20, 2022 · Gustavo Petro, 62, is a former member of the now-defunct M-19 rebel group, which was originally set up in response to alleged fraud in Colombia's 1970 elections. The group took up arms against...
Gustavo Petro: Colombia elects ex-rebel as first left-wing president - BBC
WEBGustavo Petro, the former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter, has become Colombia's first left-wing president. Mr Petro, a current senator, defeated the right-wing construction magnate...
Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift
WEBGustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, won the presidential election in June by beating conservative parties that offered moderate changes to the market-friendly economy, but failed to connect with voters frustrated by rising poverty and violence against human rights leaders and environmental groups in rural areas.
Ex-rebel fighter Gustavo Petro wins Colombia’s presidency
WEBJun 19, 2022 · Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter who has promised profound social and economic change, has won Colombia’s presidency. The victory in Sunday’s presidential run-off election will make...
Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First …
WEBJun 19, 2022 · Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and a longtime legislator, won Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, galvanizing voters frustrated by decades of poverty and inequality under conservative...
Colombia Presidential Election: Colombia Election: Gustavo Petro …
WEBJun 19, 2022 · Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and a longtime senator who has pledged to transform the country’s economic system, has won Sunday’s election, according to preliminary results, setting the third...