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Colombia: Ivan Duque sworn in as next president
World | Aug 08, 2018, 01:59 PM ISTIvan Duque, sworn in as Colombian president, who at 42 is the youngest Colombian President ever, was elected in June after a divisive election campaign. He also vowed to change the peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) rebel group.
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Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces free general
World | Dec 01, 2014, 07:40 AM ISTBogota: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Sunday that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) freed General Ruben Dario Alzate and two others kidnapped Nov 16."General Alzate, corporal Jorge Rodriguez and attorney Gloria
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Release of army general expected: Colombian president
World | Nov 23, 2014, 09:27 AM ISTBogota: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that he expected to secure the release of five hostages next week, including an army general, whose capture by the FARC rebels led the government to suspend peace
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Colombian president demands rebels release general
World | Nov 18, 2014, 11:27 AM ISTBogota: President Juan Manuel Santos demanded that Colombia's largest rebel group immediately release an army general it captured, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century-old conflict depend on it.Santos addressed the nation
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Barak Obama expresses support to Colombia peace talks
World | Oct 09, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday underscored continued strong support for efforts of the Colombia government to end a decades-old civil conflict, the White House said.In his telephone conversation with Colombian President Juan Manuel
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Colombian president sworn in for second term
World | Aug 08, 2014, 07:31 AM ISTBogota: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was sworn in for a second term Thursday in the country's capital Bogota.Smiling throughout, Santos took the oath of office from the president of the Congress of Colombia, Jose
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Colombian President urinates in his pants on LIVE TV
World | Mar 20, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: Juan Manuel Santos' reelection campaign suffered a blow before it even took off on Sunday, after a video of the Colombian president involuntarily urinating on himself during a speech began to circulate early