The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.
Tag: Colombia
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.
Colombia Will Soon Have Its First Black Female Vice President. Will It Be Her?
A few months ago, Marelen Castillo was a top director of a Catholic university. Now, she is one of two Afro-Colombian women who could become the country’s next second in command.
The TikTok Star and Political Chameleon Vying for Colombia’s Presidency
Rodolfo Hernández bills himself as a paragon of democracy and a successful businessman who cares for the poor. A trip to Bucaramanga, the mountain-fringed city where he built his empire, reveals a different picture.
U.S. and Latin American Countries Will Commit to Receive More Migrants
A joint declaration is expected to be issued Friday meant to address surging migration rates that have affected nations throughout the region.