In addition, Laura Richardson spoke with Colombia's Vice President Francia Márquez about deforestation and the proper and responsible use of natural resources.
In addition, Laura Richardson spoke with Colombia's Vice President Francia Márquez about deforestation and the proper and responsible use of natural resources.
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Will Duque drive Colombia into the ground for real this time?
January 27, 2021
The death of Colombia’s defense minister on Tuesday severely disjointed the government of President Ivan Duque, which was already struggling with public security and the coronavirus.
Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo was not just the country’s defense minister, but also one of the most senior members of Duque’s far-right Democratic Center (CD) party and a long-time ally of the president’s political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe.
Trujillo’s importance
Late Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo (L) and former President Alvaro Uribe
Apart from the institutional consequences, the defense minister’s dying from COVID-19 is a tremendous blow for both the government and the ruling party of which Trujillo was a founding member.