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
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.
war making-peace
There are times for making war and times for making peace.
war people
I've not lived one single day of peace in Colombia, and 90 percent of people here say the same thing. We have gotten used to living in a war - we don't even react to massacres.
war years drug
Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved
country war sacrifice
I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war
war compromise
Waging war is much more popular than negotiating, because there you need to compromise.
war political drug
If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able to prevent much harm and violence!
war drug today
Today, we must acknowledge, that war has not been won
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.
humanity world terrorist
The notion that you do not negotiate with terrorists is not the history of humanity or of the world.