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Gustavo Petro

34th President of Colombia since 2022

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Gustavo Petro is the current president of Colombia, having taken office in 2022, making him the country's 34th president. He matters because as Colombia's leader, he shapes major policies affecting the nation's economy, security, and social programs that impact millions of Colombians and influence the broader Latin American region.

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Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego ODB ODSC Odie (born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician, former guerrilla leader, and economist who has served as the 35th president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia. He is also the founder and leader of the political party Historic Pact (PH).

At 17 years old, Petro joined the guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19). Seventeen years later it evolved into the M-19 Democratic Alliance, a political party. Petro also served as a councilman in Zipaquirá. He was arrested in 1985 by the army for his affiliation with M-19. After the peace process between the Colombian government and the M-19, he was released and then elected to the Chamber of Representatives in the 1991 Colombian parliamentary election. Some years later, he was elected to the Colombian Senate as a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) party following the 2006 Colombian parliamentary election, where he secured the second-largest vote. In 2009, he resigned his Senate seat to run in the 2010 Colombian presidential election, finishing fourth. He was elected mayor of Bogotá in 2011, and held the post until 2015.