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The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was the "Gran Colombia". The first president, General Simón Bolívar, [2] took office in 1819. His position, initially self-proclaimed, was subsequently ratified by Congress.
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego [c] ODB ODSC ODIC (Latin American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo uˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia. [1] [2]
Rafael Núñez Moledo, the first president, was actually inaugurated in 1884 as the 14th and last president of the United States of Colombia for a two-year constitutional term; in this capacity he was appointed by the National Constituent Assembly of 1885 to serve a new six-year term while the assembly drafted, passed, signed, and implemented a ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country.
President Biden and President Petro of Colombia at the White House. On 20 April 2023, he met with the president of the United States, Joe Biden , at the White House , [ 70 ] where topics such as decarbonization, the construction of a green economy in America, and electrical transmission at the continental level were discussed. payment of ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of ...
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime ...
Mayor of Bucaramanga (2016–2019) Marelen Castillo League of Anti-Corruption Governors Humane Colombia Gustavo Petro Senator (2018–2022) Francia Márquez (SPS) Historic Pact for Colombia Candidates not in the runoff Party Presidential nominee Vice-Presidential nominee [a] Coalition Colombia Justa Libres John Milton Rodríguez Senator (2018–2022) Sandra de las Lajas Secretary of Culture of ...