Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending roughly north–south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia Department. The departments of Sucre and Córdoba are located to the west, and Atlántico Department to the north and east. Across the Magdalena River to the east is Magdalena Department. The flag of the department bears a resemblance to the flag of Lithuania.
Departments of Colombia refer to the administrative divisions of Colombia. As of 2024, the unitary republic is made up of thirty-two departments. Each department has a governor and an assembly, elected by popular vote for a four-year period.
Aragón metro station is a Mexico City Metro station within the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform, served by Line 5, between Eduardo Molina and Oceanía stations. Aragón station serves the colonias of Casas Alemán and Simón Bolívar. The station is named after the San Juan de Aragón Park, and its pictogram represents the silhouette of a squirrel. Aragón metro station was opened on 19 December 1981, on the first day of the Consulado–Pantitlán service. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 7,547 passengers, making it the 172nd busiest station in the network and the eighth busiest of the line.
Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist. He is currently music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is scheduled to become Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic in 2026.
The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela is a Venezuelan orchestra. Named after the Venezuelan national hero Simón Bolívar, it was initially the apex of the nation's system of youth orchestras. By 2011, it was no longer officially a youth orchestra as many of its members remained with the orchestra and the average age had risen to the early 20s. It was replaced as the national youth orchestra by the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra.
Gustavo Bolívar Moreno is a Colombian author, screenwriter and journalist, currently serving as General Director of Social Prosperity and previously as Senator of Colombia from 2018 to 2022.
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician and economist who has been serving as the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022. A member of the M19 armed guerrilla movement, upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.
The demographics of Colombia consist of statistics regarding Colombians' health, economic status, religious affiliations, ethnicity, population density, and other aspects of the population. Colombia is the second-most populous country in South America after Brazil, and the third-most populous in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.
Abel Salazar García was a Mexican actor, producer and director. He appeared in 70 films between 1941 and 1989. He was a son of Don García and his wife, and brother to Don Alfredo Salazar.
Francia Elena Márquez Mina is a Colombian human-rights and environmental activist and lawyer, who is the 13th and current Vice President of Colombia. She was born in Yolombó, a village in the Suarez municipality in Cauca Department. She first became an activist at 13, when construction of a dam threatened her community. After taking office, she became the first Afro-Colombian vice president in the country's history. She is also the second woman to hold the post, after Marta Lucía Ramírez. In August 2020, Márquez announced her candidacy in the 2022 Colombian presidential election and sought the nomination for the Historic Pact for Colombia coalition. She was later chosen by the coalition's nominee, Gustavo Petro, to be his running mate. In 2023 she was also appointed as Ministry of Equality and Equity of Colombia.
Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García is a Colombian philanthropist and the current First Lady of Colombia since 2022, as the third wife of President Gustavo Petro.
Gustavo Petro assumed office as President of Colombia on August 7, 2022. The President has the power to nominate members of his Cabinet at his own discretion, in accordance with the Constitution of Colombia.
Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño is a Colombian lawyer, magistrate and university professor. Since August 17, 2022, he is the current Minister of Justice.
Sandra Milena Urrutia Pérez is a Colombian lawyer specializing in telecommunications and administrative law. from 2022 to 2023 as the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies
Guillermo Francisco Reyes González is a Colombian lawyer, writer and academic. Since August 11, 2022, he has held the position of Minister of Transport of his country, under the government of Gustavo Petro. Previously he was Deputy Minister of Justice, Counselor Minister of the Colombian Embassy before the United Nations and President of the National Electoral Council.
Nathaly Cristina López Borja was an Ecuadorian commerce and finance engineer, activist, and university professor, with extensive experience in public service within the administrative field in the country's hospitals. She stood out for her commitment in the fight against corruption.
Cielo Elainne Rusinque Urrego is a Colombian lawyer, teacher and political activist. She serves as General Director of Social Prosperity from 2023 to 2024 and currently serves as Superintendent of Industry and Commerce.
The First Lady of Bogotá is the title held by the Social manager of Bogotá, generally the spouse of the Mayor of Bogotá, coinciding with the mayor's mandate. Among her functions as a social manager are the promotion and formulation of social policies for the benefit of the most disadvantaged populations.
