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Colombia's anti-government protests swell to historic proportions [View all]
Last edited Mon May 17, 2021, 05:35 AM - Edit history (1)
by Adriaan Alsema May 16, 2021
Colombia’s anti-government protests grew to historic proportions in the capital Bogota on Saturday.
The protest was not organized by the leaders of recent national strikes, but drew a crowd so large that it was impossible to estimate how many people took part.
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Unlike Friday’s violent uprising in the southwestern city of Popayan, the protests in Bogota were a peaceful response to recent brutality employed to quell the protest that started on April 28.
The protests were in opposition of far-right President Ivan Duque and his political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe.
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https://colombiareports.com/colombias-anti-government-protests-swell-to-historic-proportions/
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