Gustavo Petro

Gustavo Petro

Colombia ColombiapoliticianMaleb. 19604.6Global Dominance: 0.06%

Gustavo Petro is the current President of Colombia and a prominent leftist politician. He has faced political controversy, particularly regarding the financial conduct of his son, Nicolás Petro, who is being investigated for alleged money laundering in connection with campaign finances. This situation has placed Petro at the center of national discussions about political accountability and corruption.

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Gustavo Petro is the former president of Colombia mentioned in relation to corruption during his government.

Abelardo De La Espriella
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-28
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Gustavo Petro is the current president of Colombia, involved in the controversy surrounding the peace management figures.

El caso de David Murcia Guzmán y el supuesto uso político de las gestorías de paz durante el gobierno de Gustavo Petro
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-28
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Gustavo Petro is the former President of Colombia who was mentioned in relation to a potential appointment for David Murcia as a peace manager.

¿Qué pasó con el indulto a David Murcia, cerebro de DMG que se retractó por señalamientos contra el presidente Abelardo De La Espriella?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-28
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Gustavo Petro's government decided to reduce the information system applied by the United Nations regarding coca cultivation.

‘Son inauditos los niveles de coca que heredó De La Espriella’ / Entrevista de María Isabel Rueda
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-28
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The government of Gustavo Petro decreed a 23 percent increase for 2026, invoking the concept of 'vital salary' from the International Labour Organization.

Fenómeno de El Niño golpeará especialmente a las familias más pobres e impactará el salario mínimo para 2027: ¿por qué?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-28
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Gustavo Petro is the former president of Colombia whose government is criticized for corruption and fiscal issues.

El presidente Abelardo De La Espriella habla en alocución sobre medidas económicas y de seguridad
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-28
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Gustavo Petro, the former president, interpreted Westcol's message as a possible threat to young people in Medellín.

'Los jóvenes no deben vivir bajo el miedo y la amenaza'
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-27
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Gustavo Petro stated that the world’s poor see their future in Gaza due to climate change.

The super rich need to be abolished and ‘prescribed a middle-class life’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-09-26
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Gustavo Petro admitted that all the drugs arriving in Haiti come from Catatumbo and La Guajira.

El narcoterrorismo en El Caribe no es retórico
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-09-26
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Gustavo Petro, the then-president of Colombia, announced the successful launch of the FACSAT-2 satellite.

La historia no contada del satélite espacial que Colombia perdió antes de tiempo
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-26
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Gustavo Petro's previous government was criticized by Abelardo de la Espriella for suspending Rojas's extradition.

Colombia extradita a Estados Unidos al exjefe negociador de paz de una disidencia de las FARC
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-26
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Gustavo Petro is the president of Colombia who was involved in peace negotiations with Geovany Andrés Rojas.

el dossier criminal del último gran capo entregado a la justicia estadounidense
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-25
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David Murcia expressed expectations of becoming a peace manager in the outgoing government of Gustavo Petro.

revela que lo hizo por ofertas para ser gestor de paz de Gobierno Petro
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-25
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Abelardo De La Espriella compared the current situation to the one left by his predecessor, Gustavo Petro.

'He sido crítico de esta Organización'
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-25
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Gustavo Petro's government decreed a 23 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2026, invoking the concept of 'vital salary' from the International Labour Organization.

El Niño golpeará a las familias más pobres e impactará el salario mínimo para 2027
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-24
6.0

Gustavo Petro was the president during whose term the deceased alias Cholo was designated as a peace manager.

Paro armado de 48 horas desata violencia en Santa Marta, Colombia | Internacional | Noticias
El Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·EcuadorEcuador· 2026-09-23
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Gustavo Petro initially designated Mancuso as a peace manager under his administration's 'total peace' policy.

Gobierno de Abelardo De La Espriella revocó la designación de Salvatore Mancuso como gestor de paz
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-22
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Gustavo Petro was the then-president of Colombia and an opponent of the U.S. military operation.

Los ataques de EE.UU. contra embarcaciones sospechosas de traficar drogas en el Caribe y el Pacífico podrían constituir crímenes de lesa humanidad, dice la ONU
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-09-22
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Gustavo Petro is a former president of Colombia who is currently on the SDN list for involvement in illicit drug trade.

Editar libro de Gustavo Petro implica riesgos para el Fondo de Cultura
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2026-09-22
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Gustavo Petro is the former president under whose administration Jorge Arturo Lemus served.

UNP le suspende esquema de seguridad a Jorge Arturo Lemus, excabeza de la DNI y de la UIAF en el gobierno Petro
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-21
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Gustavo Petro's previous administration is blamed for the growing debt in the Ministry of Culture.

Gobierno De La Espriella denuncia deuda heredada de $185.000 millones en el Ministerio de Cultura y activa plan de pagos inicial por $40.000 millones
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-21
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El presidente Petro tuvo como un desespero, por lo que había creado tantas expectativas.

¿Cómo mejorar sólidamente el optimismo fiscal del país? / Entrevista de María Isabel Rueda
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-21
5.0