The Western Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was the smallest of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) blocs in size,although not in military capability. It was often held responsible for attacks that occurred in Cali and the surrounding area. The specific divisions of the group are arguable. Some of its divisions or fronts,as they were commonly known as,are shown below. Many of these fronts worked together at times towards a certain mission,while others were further divided into columns and companies with a smaller number of members. For more general information,see FARC-EP Chain of Command.
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician and former guerrilla who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration,he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.
Colombia–Venezuela relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the South American neighboring countries of Colombia and Venezuela. The relationship has developed since the early 16th century,when Spanish colonizers created the Province of Santa Marta and the Province of New Andalucia. The countries have a share history of achieving their independence under Simón Bolívar and becoming one nation—the Gran Colombia—which dissolved in the 19th century. Since then,the overall relationship between the two countries has oscillated between cooperation and bilateral struggle.
Infiltrados is a 2011 Colombian police procedural drama produced by BE-TV and broadcast by Caracol TV.
The Clan del Golfo,also known as Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia and formerly called Los Urabeños and Clan Úsuga,is a prominent Colombian neo-paramilitary group and currently the country's largest drug cartel.
La viuda negra is a 2014 Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La patrona de Pablo Escobar of JoséGuarnizo based on history from Griselda Blanco.
Ronald Mayorga Sánchez is a Colombian journalist and TV anchor of La Red on Caracol Television in Colombia. He works as a radio journalist who works with "Blue Radio",one of the radio stations imported from Latin America as a host in Vox Populi.
Italian Colombians are Colombian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent,whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Colombia during the Italian diaspora,or Italian-born people in Colombia. Italians have been immigrating to Colombia since the early 16th century.
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.
The Queen and the Conqueror,is a Colombian historical drama television series created by Johhny Ortiz,and directed by Camilo Villamizar,and Juan Carlos Vásquez. The series revolves around the history that led to the founding of the city of Cartagena de Indias,of major importance in the Americas. The series is recorded in 4K Ultra-high-definition television. The show is filmed in Colombia,specifically in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta,the banks of the Magdalena River and Palomino,Villa de Leyva,and Santa Fe de Antioquia. It stars Essined Rivera Aponte,and Emmanuel Esparza as the main characters.
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022,with a runoff on 19 June 2022 as no candidate obtained at least 50% in the first round of voting. Iván Duque,who was elected president in 2018,was ineligible to run due to term limits. Gustavo Petro,a senator,former Mayor of Bogota,and runner-up in the 2018 election,defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez,former Mayor of Bucaramanga,in the runoff election. Petro's victory made him the first left-wing candidate to be elected president of Colombia,and his running mate,Francia Márquez,is the first Afro-Colombian elected to the vice-presidency,as well as the second female vice-president overall.
The Colombian order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Act 1444 of 4 May 2011.
Las Villamizar is a Colombian telenovela created by Juan Carlos Aparicio. It aired on Caracol Televisión from 18 April 2022 to 2 August 2022. Set in the midst of the Spanish Reconquest in 1816,the telenovela follows three high society sisters on a mission to avenge their mother,killed by the Spanish army.
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.
Álvaro Leyva Durán is a Colombian lawyer,economist,politician,human rights defender and diplomat. He has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Colombia in the government of Gustavo Petro since 7 August 2022. On 7 February 2024,he was suspended from his ministerial position for three months over an investigation into potential violations of procurement laws.
Miss Grand Colombia is an annual female beauty pageant in Colombia,founded in 2018 by Top 3 Latam chaired by Neyder Duarte. Previously,the country representatives were selected by the International Portfolio Agency headed by Elías Tobón and Mara Borrego,either by handpicking or through their national pageant,Miss Earth Colombia. Currently,the franchise belongs to the Bogota-based modeling agency,Casa De Reinas SAS which owns and runs the Miss Grand Colombia beauty contest since 2022.
Marta Catalina Velasco Campuzano is a Colombian economist from the University of the Andes,a specialist in Urban law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and in public policies and urban management,She has a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a PhD in political studies from the Externado University.
