After choosing a black woman as its vice president, Colombia created history.
In the nation, 10% of people identify as having African ancestry.
Francia Marquez, a feminist and environmental activist, will work with former guerilla Gustavo Petro, who won the country’s presidential election on Sunday.
The 40-year-old, who received death threats during a contentious campaign, declared that “reconciliation” was the greatest problem facing all Colombians.
The time has come to establish social justice-based peace.
Thousands of Petro fans, largely young people, cheered in the center of Bogota.
Lusimar Asprilla, a 25-year-old academic, told newsmen, “I’m delighted because finally, we’re going to have a change, this shows there is hope.
Petro, who won the election and became Colombia’s first-ever left-wing president, also made election history.
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