Gustavo Petro

Some of the key events about Gustavo Petro

• 1984

  Joined the M-19 guerrilla movement to advocate for social justice and political reform
• 1985

  Joined the M-19 guerrilla group, a left-wing rebel organization
• 1985

  Participated in the theft of weapons from an army cache
• 1985

  Arrested for illegal possession of firearms
• 1990

  Participated in the peace process that led to the demobilization of the M-19 group
• 1991

  Elected as a member of the Chamber of Representatives for Cundinamarca
• 2002

  Elected to the Chamber of Representatives for Bogotá
• 2002

  Accused of receiving money from FARC guerrillas for his political campaign
• 2005

  Criticized for appearing in a video counting large sums of cash
• 2006

  Elected to the Senate of Colombia with the second-highest vote count
• 2011

  Elected as Mayor of Bogotá, implementing progressive policies and anti-corruption measures
• 2011

  Removed from office as Mayor of Bogotá due to mismanagement of garbage collection
• 2012

  Founded the Alternative Democratic Pole party to promote left-wing politics in Colombia
• 2014

  Faced criticism for supporting Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro regime
• 2018

  Ran for president, finishing second and gaining significant support for progressive policies
• 2018

  Accused of vote buying during presidential campaign
• 2020

  Launched the Historic Pact coalition to unite left-wing parties for the 2022 elections
• 2021

  Criticized for suggesting Colombia print money to finance social programs
• 2022

  Elected as the first leftist President of Colombia, promising social and economic reforms
• 2022

  Faced backlash for proposing to halt new oil exploration contracts

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