Gustavo Petro is the thirty-fourth president of the Republic of Colombia.

09.24.2022

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro: End the War on Drugs

At his United Nations General Assembly address this week, newly elected leftist Colombian president Gustavo Petro denounced the war on drugs and destruction of the planet waged by the United States. We reprint his remarks here in full.

08.10.2022

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Gustavo Petro: Colombia Will Be More Fair and More Peaceful

On Sunday, Gustavo Petro became the first left-wing president in Colombian history. Here, Petro speaks about his dream of a new Colombia founded on principles of solidarity and human dignity.