Gustavo Petro | M19, Political Party, & Presidency | Britannica
Jan 11, 2025 · Gustavo Petro (born April 19, 1960, Ciénaga de Oro, Colombia) is a Colombian politician and former member of the Marxist guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19) who in 2022 became the first leftist to serve as the president of Colombia.
Gustavo Petro - Wikipedia
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego [c] ODB ODSC ODIC (Latin American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo wˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022.
Gustavo Petro, from Marxist guerilla fighter to president of …
Jun 21, 2022 · Gustavo Petro, Colombian president elected on Sunday, June 19, 2022, celebrates his victory with his running mate Francia Marquez and his wife, Veronica Alcocer, at the Movistar Arena in Bogota.
Before He Ran for President, Gustavo Petro Was a Guerrilla …
Jun 19, 2022 · Long before Gustavo Petro emerged as the apparently victorious leftist candidate for president, he was part of the M-19, an urban guerrilla group that sought to seize power through violence in...
4 Reasons Colombia’s New Marxist President Should Alarm …
When former Marxist terrorist Gustavo Petro won Colombia’s presidential elections in June, the United States lost its most important military ally in Latin America.
Gustavo Petro, from imprisoned guerilla to Colombia's first leftist …
Jun 20, 2022 · Born into a modest family on Colombia's Caribbean coast, Petro embraced leftist politics as a teenager after the 1973 coup d'etat in Chile that unseated Marxist president Salvador Allende.
Gustavo Petro elected Colombia president: Who is ex-guerrilla …
Jun 20, 2022 · Born into a modest family on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Petro embraced leftist politics as a teenager after the 1973 coup d’etat in Chile that unseated Marxist president Salvador Allende. A father of six, Gustavo Petro is seen as a good …
How Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, might govern Colombia
Jun 20, 2022 · When he takes office on August 7th Mr Petro will become the country’s first left-wing president. He offers a radical departure from a century of right-wing and centrist rule. Mr Petro’s...
Colombia’s military eyes new president Gustavo Petro with ‘deep …
Aug 4, 2022 · Petro, who will be sworn in as president the same day, spent more than a decade in the M-19, an urban rebel movement. As a young revolutionary in the 1980s, he says he was twice arrested by...
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Colombian politician Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia in 2022. A former member of the guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19), he was the first leftist to serve as the country’s president.