Presidency of Juan Manuel Santos
Colombian presidencial administration from 2010 to 2018 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Manuel Santos's term as the 32nd president of Colombia began with his first inauguration on August 7, 2010, and ended on August 7, 2018. Santos, a center-right leader from Bogotá, took office after a landslide victory over the leftist leader. Antanas Mockus in the 2010 presidential election. Four years later, in the 2014 presidential election, he narrowly defeated the Democratic Center candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga to win re-election. Santos was succeeded by right-wing leader Iván Duque, who won the 2018 presidential election.
Presidency of Juan Manuel Santos August 7, 2010 – August 7, 2018 | |
Cabinet | See list |
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Party | Party of the U |
Election | |
Seat | Casa de Nariño |
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In 2010, Santos won the presidential election as the protégé of Uribe.[1][2] Some months after Santos' possession, Uribe became his strongest opponent, and also founded three years later the opposition party Democratic Center.[3][4] This rivalry determined both Santos' unpopularity and his near-missed defeat during the 2014 Colombian presidential election against Uribe's protégé Óscar Iván Zuluaga.[5][6]
On 7 October 2016, Santos was announced as recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts negotiating a peace treaty with the FARC-guerrilla in the country, despite his defeat in the referendum held over the deal, where the "No" campaign led by Uribe's Democratic Center won.[7] The Colombian government and the FARC signed a revised peace deal on 24 November and sent it to Congress for ratification instead of conducting a second referendum.[8] Both houses of Congress ratified the revised peace accord on 29–30 November 2016, marking an end to the conflict. The treaty brought deep divisions and polarization in the country, which questions its legitimacy.[9] Santos has been named as one of Time's 100 most influential people.[10] Santos left office with one of the lowest levels of popular approval ever,[11][12] and his successor was Uribe's new protégé, Iván Duque, a moderate critic of Santos' peace treaty with the FARC guerilla.[13]