Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos Calderónis the 32nd and current President of Colombia, in office since 2010. He was Minister of Defence from 2006 to 2009...
NationalityColombian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth10 August 1951
CityBogota, Colombia
CountryColombia
interest
It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia.
drug lord rate
For many years, they said the drug lords in Colombia were unbeatable, but all the same, we've eliminated all the big capos (as the drug lords are called in Colombia). The homicide rate is as low as it was 40 years ago and the kidnapping rate has dropped to the level of 1964. Now we'll be able to bring down the street criminals specializing in extortion and robbery.
Colombians do not like the FARC. In fact, 95 percent reject the FARC.
people poverty middle-class
Colombia has a big market that is growing because we are elevating people out of poverty and into the middle class.
war support world
In any symmetrical war in today's world, it is necessary to have regional support.
war making-peace
To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.
humanity world terrorist
The notion that you do not negotiate with terrorists is not the history of humanity or of the world.
country latin growth
It was shameful that, after Haiti, Colombia was the second most unequal country in Latin America. But we've achieved some things; the inequality is coming down, and coming down fast. The growing economy has provided us with the funds to finance a very progressive social policy that has reduced extreme poverty. We have the lowest inflation rate of all Latin-America countries and the highest growth rate.
fighting drug
The fight against drug trafficking by the Colombian government has been present, and the Americans themselves are the first to recognize that.
country mean drug
Colombia is a different country today. The state is now present in every single corner, the drug lords are in jail or dead. So we have the means to guarantee the security of FARC politicians.
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past today
We have had this happen in the past, right in Colombia: there were amnesties for everybody, guerrilla members were elected mayors, senators. Today there are senators who are - who were previously guerrillas.
strong latin growth
The Colombian economy is very strong. We have one of the highest rates of growth in Latin America.
giving judicial
If we are giving judicial benefits to one part, we should give them to the other part as well.