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Abelardo De La Espriella
Abelardo De La Espriella is a Colombian politician and ally of Donald Trump who was recently sworn in as president of Colombia.
Why it’s in the news: He is in the news as Colombia's new president amid a deadly earthquake and his request to the US to suspend tariffs.
Latest on Abelardo De La Espriella
- Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia president
- Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia’s new Trumpian tiger
- Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs after deadly quake
- Colombia quake death toll hits 265, as rescuers race against the clock
- At least 111 dead in Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
- New Colombia president pledges robust fight against crime, fiscal austerity
- won June's runoff on promises to crack down on armed groups
- shrink the state by as much as 40%
- revive the oil and gas sector
- Petro said on Monday that he refused to recognise de la Espriella's victory in the June 21 presidential run-off election
- suspended the transition process with President Gustavo Petro and accused him of planning a coup to stay in power
- Senator Iván Cepeda was beaten by right-wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella by less than a percentage point.
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