All six of the region’s largest economies could soon be run by presidents elected on leftist platforms. Their challenge? Inflation, war in Europe and growing poverty at home.
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Colombia’s Truth Commission Is Highly Critical of U.S. Policy
Its report estimates that 450,000 people were killed in the decades-long internal conflict — more than twice the number previously thought.
At Least 51 Inmates Die in Prison Riot and Fire in Colombia
The director of the country’s prison system said that inmates had set fire to mattresses, and the blaze spread out of control.
Colombian Bullfight Stand Collapse Kills at Least 6
One child was reported dead when a spectator section collapsed at a bullfighting festival, and more than a hundred were reported injured.
He Promised to Transform Colombia as President. Can He Fulfill That Vow?
During his campaign, Gustavo Petro proposed major reforms if he was elected. After winning Sunday’s presidential election, he’ll now have to prove he can carry out those changes.
Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader
The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.
Gustavo Petro Wins Colombia’s Presidential Election
The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.
Francia Márquez Has Just Become Colombia’s First Black Vice President
Ms. Márquez’s biting analysis of social disparities cracked open a discussion about race and class in a manner rarely heard in the country’s powerful political circles.
Before He Ran for President, Gustavo Petro Was a Guerrilla Fighter
Petro belonged to M-19, born in 1970 as a response to alleged fraud in that year’s presidential elections. It was far smaller than the country’s main guerrilla force, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.