President Gustavo Petro's plan for 'total peace' in Colombia: …
WEBSep 19, 2023 · As conflict in the country grows more complex, with mutating armed groups warring for control, Colombia’s rebel-turned-president Gustavo Petro has promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.
Colombia's president says attack on army base 'practically ends' …
WEB4 days ago · Colombia’s military blamed the National Liberation Army for the attack, with President Gustavo Petro hinting late on Tuesday that the attack will lead to a suspension or a cancellation of peace talks with the rebel group. “This is an attack that practically closes a peace process, with blood,” Petro said during a ceremony, in which he ...
Colombia's Petro says ELN attack 'practically' ends peace talks
WEB4 days ago · Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, restarted peace talks with the ELN at the end of 2022 as part of his efforts to deliver total peace and end the country's six-decade conflict which has ...
Colombia President Gustavo Petro: Attack on army base …
WEB4 days ago · Colombia’s military blamed the National Liberation Army for the attack, with President Gustavo Petro hinting late on Tuesday that the attack will lead to a suspension, or a cancellation of peace ...
Gustavo Petro - Wikipedia
WEBGustavo Francisco Petro Urrego ODB ODSC ODIC (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo wˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician and former guerrilla who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022.
Colombia’s leftist leader turns radical with bid to rewrite constitution
WEBMay 10, 2024 · When former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro ran for president in 2018, he was so keen to convince voters he would not rewrite the constitution that he had the pledge etched on a marble slab....
It's not easy being Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first left-wing ... - NPR
WEBMar 10, 2024 · Petro, who is a former left-wing guerrilla and Bogotá mayor, has pledged to transform Colombia into a more equal society. But during his nearly two years in office, Petro has often floundered...
Gustavo Petro: from ‘Comrade Aureliano’ to Colombian president
WEBJun 24, 2022 · When Gustavo Petro joined Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla movement in the late 1970s, he assumed the nom de guerre Aureliano in homage to Colonel Aureliano Buendía, a character in Gabriel García...
Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s president in historic …
WEBAug 8, 2022 · Gustavo Petro, a former urban guerrilla who was jailed for his political beliefs in the 1980s, was sworn in as Colombia’s president on Sunday at the head of what is likely to be the most...
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...