Daily Mail published this video item, entitled “First leftist president, Gustavo Petro, says ‘War on drugs emphatically failed'” – below is their description.
First leftist president, Gustavo Petro, says ‘War on drugs emphatically failed’: Gustavo Petro called on the US and other developed nations to change drug policies that prohibited cocaine and fed violent conflicts across Colombia. The former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, promised to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long-haunted by bloody feuds between the government, drug traffickers and rebels as he was sworn in on Sunday.
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In This Story: Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country largely in the north of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The capital is Bogotá, the country’s largest city. With over 50 million inhabitants Colombia is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world. The Republic of Colombia was declared in 1886. Panama seceded in 1903.
Colombia’s territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands, and deserts, and it is the only country in South America with coastlines and islands along both the Atlantic and Pacific.