Tag: Fuerzas Militares

• Saturday, August 8th 2026 - 07:52 UTC

  De la Espriella sworn in before Congress in Cali, delivers first speech to the military

  

  Abelardo de la Espriella took office as president of Colombia in Cali on Friday, the first time a Colombian leader has been sworn in outside Bogotá, and delivered his first speech at an Army battalion rather than before Congress, breaking with the country's institutional tradition.