Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist president
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President-elect Gustavo Petro smiles during a 'popular and spiritual' inauguration ceremony presided over by local Indigenous groups and feminist activists, in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Aug. 6.2/20
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An Indigenous woman spits water onto the head of President-elect Gustavo Petro, during a 'popular and spiritual' inauguration ceremony presided over by local Indigenous groups and feminist activists, in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Aug. 6. Petro, the first left-wing Colombian president in 200 years, will be sworn in as the country’s new president on Sunday, Aug. 7.3/20
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Supporters of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro wave flags of Colombia and Venezuela in San Antonio, on the Venezuelan border with Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7. Colombia's incoming foreign minister and his Venezuelan counterpart announced in late July that the border, partially closed since 2015, will gradually reopen after the two nations restore diplomatic ties when Colombia's new president is sworn-in on Aug. 7.4/20
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Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro display a painting of him with new Vice-President Francia Marquez as they wait for their swearing-in ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.5/20
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A supporter of new Colombia's President Gustavo Petro displays a sign reading in Spanish "Don't let us down" prior to his swearing-in ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.6/20
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Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro chants slogans prior to his swearing-in ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.7/20
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Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro, wearing masks of him and new Vice-President Francia Marquez, right, wait for their swearing-in ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.8/20
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A supporters of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro carrying a sign reading in Spanish "A new country is born today" crosses the border from Colombia to Venezuela in San Antonio, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 7. Colombia's incoming foreign minister and his Venezuelan counterpart announced in late July that the border, partially closed since 2015, will gradually reopen after the two nations restore diplomatic ties when Colombia's new president is sworn-in on Aug. 7.9/20
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Men enacting as independence heroes Simon Bolivar and Francisco de Paula Santander embrace during an event organized by supporters of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro in San Antonio, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 7. Colombia's incoming foreign minister and his Venezuelan counterpart announced in late July that the border, partially closed since 2015, will gradually reopen after the two nations restore diplomatic ties when Colombia's new president is sworn-in on Aug. 7.10/20
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Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro watch his swearing-in ceremony on a giant TV screen near the the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.11/20
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Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro watch his swearing-in ceremony on a giant TV screen near the the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.12/20
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Olaya Chacon, of Venezuela, is carried by Colombian paramedics onto an ambulance, to be treated off a broken leg in Colombia, on the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Villa del Rosario, near Cucuta, on Colombia's border with Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 7. Colombia's incoming foreign minister and his Venezuelan counterpart announced in late July that the border, partially closed since 2015, will gradually reopen after the two nations restore diplomatic ties when Colombia's new president is sworn-in on Aug. 7.13/20
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Supporters of President Gustavo Petro during his inauguration ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.14/20
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Supporters of President Gustavo Petro attend his swearing-in ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.15/20
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Supporters of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro watch on a giant TV screen his swearing-in ceremony in San Antonio, on the Venezuelan border with Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.16/20
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Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro attend his swearing-in ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.17/20
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Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro attend his swearing-in ceremony at the Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.18/20
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President Gustavo Petro speaks after taking the oath of office in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.19/20
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Honduras' President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.20/20
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President Gustavo Petro raises his fist at the end of his inauguration speech in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7.
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