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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 07:17 UTC

Tag: Francia Márquez

  • Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 03:50 UTC

    Bomb seeking to kill Colombian VP defused

    Marquez is a world-renowned environmental activist, and also heads the new Ministry of Equality seeking to improve women's rights and help the poor access healthcare and education

    Colombian Vice-president Francia Márquez Tuesday said a plan to kill her had been defused by members of her security team after an explosive device was found and subsequently deactivated.

  • Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 21:19 UTC

    Future Colombian VP meets with Lula in Brazil

    He “expressed his love for Colombia and his desire to support us in achieving peace and the well-being of the Colombian people,” Márquez wrote about Lula on Twitter.

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) welcomed Colombia's Vice President-elect Francia Márquez, who is on a South American tour before taking office on Aug.7.

  • Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    Third-time lucky Petro to lead Colombia's turn to the left

    It was Petro's third attempt at the presidency

    Colombia elected a leftist government this Sunday for the first time after the second round of elections. Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact coalition, will be the country's next president after a ballotage with good participation figures where he imposed over the right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernandez, who was a candidate of the League of Anti-Corruption Rulers.