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Jun 13, 2024 · 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 Francisco Petro Urrego ODB ODSC ODIC (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.
Jun 19, 2022 · Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and longtime senator, became the first leftist leader elected to head Colombia, Latin America’s third largest nation.
Jun 20, 2022 · Gustavo 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...
Jun 19, 2022 · Before he was a politician, Gustavo Petro was part of an urban guerrilla group. Petro belonged to M-19, born in 1970 as a response to alleged fraud in that year’s presidential elections. It was...
Jun 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...
Mar 14, 2022 · Colombian Senator Gustavo Petro, who polls suggest is the favourite to win May's presidential election, has secured the nomination of the left-wing Historic Pact coalition. Mr Petro, a former...
Jun 17, 2022 · Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes,...
Mar 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...
Aug 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...
