Tag: Claudia Lopez

• Monday, September 14th 2020 - 11:55 UTC

  Mayor of Bogota calls for reconciliation following nights of shootings and rioting because of police brutality

  

  The mayor of Bogota begged forgiveness on Sunday and called for reconciliation after protests in Colombia's capital the past week left 11 civilians dead and hundreds injured.

• Thursday, January 2nd 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Colombia's capital first woman mayor promises to fight “racism, class distinctions and xenophobia”

  

  Bogota's first woman mayor Claudia Lopez took office on Wednesday, promising leadership in the troubled Colombian capital and pledging to fight “racism, class distinctions and xenophobia.”

• Monday, October 28th 2019 - 06:30 UTC

  First woman elected mayor of Bogotá, defeats long tradition of Colombian male political elite

  

  Claudia Lopez, a symbol of the fight against corruption in Colombia, on Sunday became the first woman to be elected mayor of the capital Bogota.