Ex-rebel Petro takes office in Colombia

By Luis Jaime Acosta, Nelson Bocanegra and Julia Symmes Cobb
Updated August 8 2022 - 9:08am, first published 9:04am
"I want a strong, just and united Colombia," Gustavo Petro said in his inauguration speech. (EPA PHOTO)
"I want a strong, just and united Colombia," Gustavo Petro said in his inauguration speech. (EPA PHOTO)

Gustavo Petro has become Colombia's first leftist president, pledging to unite the polarised country in the fight against inequality and climate change and achieve peace with leftist rebels and crime gangs.

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