5 days ago · Gustavo Petro (born April 19, 1960, Ciénaga de Oro, Colombia) is a Colombian politician and former member of the Marxist guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19) who in 2022 became the first leftist to serve as the president of Colombia.

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego [c] ODB ODSC ODIC (Latin American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo wˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022.

5 days ago · Gustavo Petro, Colombia's president since 2022, participated in guerrilla warfare, had multiple marriages, and achieved several political milestones. ... Background, Family, and Climb to Power ...

Petro’s background as a former member of the M-19 guerrilla group before he turned to more traditional political paths, may have played in his favor at home. ... Colombian President Gustavo ...

6 days ago · Mr Petro is the first former guerrilla fighter to hold the country's highest office. He was a member of the M-19 movement, a left-wing guerrilla group that demobilised in the late 1980s.

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo uˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the President of Colombia since 2022. Petro was a Senator from 2018 until 2022. He was senator before from 2006 until 2010. He was mayor of Bogotá from 2012 until 2015.

Oct 31, 2024 · What is Petro’s political background? Before his presidency, Petro was a member of the 19th of April Movement (M-19), a Marxist guerrilla group. After transitioning into politics, he served as the mayor of Bogotá from 2012 to 2014 and was elected to …

5 days ago · Gustavo Petro enjoys reading French authors. His daughters have studied at the French Lycée. On his first visit to Paris as president of Colombia, he was amazed by the pomp and ceremony with which he was received. He discovered grandeur with his own eyes. He has held the philosopher Jacques Derrida on a pedestal ever since he read his theory ...

Gustavo Petro's term as the 34th president of Colombia began with his inauguration on 7 August 2022. [1] Petro who previously served as mayor of Bogotá, took office after his victory in the 2022 presidential election over the self-proclaimed "anti-corruption leader" Rodolfo Hernández.

Jun 19, 2022 · Before he was a politician, Gustavo Petro was part of an urban guerrilla group. Petro belonged to M-19, born in 1970 as a response to alleged fraud in that year’s presidential elections. It...