Iván Duque
President of Colombia from 2018 to 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iván Duque Márquez ODB ODSC OSP GOM CYC OSC OMDSM GColIH (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβan ˈdu.ke ˈmaɾkes]; born 1 August 1976) [1] is a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Colombia from 2018 to 2022. He was elected as the candidate from the Democratic Centre Party in the 2018 Colombian presidential election.[2] Backed by his mentor, former president and powerful senator Álvaro Uribe, he was elected despite having been relatively unknown a year before the election.[3] He ran on a platform that included opposing Juan Manuel Santos' peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla group. After Duque's term came to an end, he was succeeded by Gustavo Petro on 7 August 2022, after Petro won the runoff round in the 2022 Colombian presidential election.
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Iván Duque | |
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33rd President of Colombia | |
In office 7 August 2018 – 7 August 2022 | |
Vice President | Marta Lucía Ramírez |
Preceded by | Juan Manuel Santos |
Succeeded by | Gustavo Petro |
President pro tempore of PROSUR | |
In office 12 December 2020 – 27 January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sebastián Piñera |
Succeeded by | Mario Abdo Benítez |
Senator of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 2014 – 10 April 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Iván Duque Márquez (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 47) Bogotá, Colombia |
Political party | Democratic Center |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Sergio Arboleda University American University Georgetown University |
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Despite personally opposing the peace agreement with the FARC, Duque did not cancel it when in office. During the Venezuelan refugee crisis, Duque had an open door policy toward Venezuelans, allowing them to settle in the country and allowing around 1.7 million refugees to gain protected status in Venezuela. Another major issue that spanned part of his term was the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia. His rule was marked by protests, the 2019–2020 Colombian protests caused by those who opposed corruption and income inequality, as well as the 2021 Colombian protests against a proposed tax measure. His approval rating had declined, being as low as 30% in his last year in office.[4]