Gustavo Petro

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro hosts Colombia's Gustavo Petro for 'very fruitful' talks

The two leaders held talks for about three hours in Caracas at the Miraflores presidential palace, where Petro -- Colombia's first leftist president -- arrived around midday

'Truce' mishap with rebel groups weakens Colombia's first-ever leftist president

On 31 December, President Petro announced that a ceasefire had been agreed upon with the country's five largest armed groups from 1 January to 30 June. But the ELN guerrilla group, the country's largest rebel group, denied having reached any kind of deal with the government

Colombia: Ex-rebel sworn in as president in historic shift

Sen. Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia's M-19 guerrilla group, won the presidential election in June by beating conservative parties that offered moderate changes to the market-friendly economy

Colombia's first-ever leftist president Gustavo Petro sworn in

Ex-guerrilla and former mayor Gustavo Petro will be sworn in Sunday as Colombia's first-ever leftist president, with plans for profound reforms in a country beset by economic inequality and drug violence.

Watch: Spectator stands collapse in Colombia during bullfight; at least four dead, hundreds hurt

The bullfight was organised as part of the San Pedro festival, which is one of the most popular cultural events in the region. One of the major highlights of the event are the corralejas, where local residents try their luck at amateur bullfighting

Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro elected as first leftist president of Columbia

Petro won the presidential elections of Columbia with 50.47 per cent of the votes; made grand promises about political campaign for the public

Gustavo Petro elected Colombia president: Who is ex-guerrilla leader who rose to top of political ranks?

Born into a modest family on Colombia's Caribbean coast, Petro embraced leftist politics as a teenager after the 1973 coup d'etat in Chile that unseated Marxist president Salvador Allende. A father of six, Gustavo Petro is seen as a good orator, though not necessarily charismatic