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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 Truji...

(Photo : Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Carlos Holmes Trujillo Minister of Defense of the Republic of Colombia participates in a enhanced honor cordon with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Pentagon, on February 7, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. Colombia's Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, 69, died in the hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19. President Ivan Duque had a televised address on Tuesday announcing the death of the defense minister.  "Colombia has lost one of its best men," Pres. Duque said, according to BBC. Carlos Holmes Trujillo was Colombia's most recognized co...

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Some Colombians fear ex-paramilitary leader deported from US by Astrid SuáRez, The Associated Press Posted Jan 25, 2021 6:50 pm EDT Last Updated Jan 25, 2021 at 6:58 pm EDT BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — On the north coast of Colombia there is anxiety over the return to the South American country of one of the most feared former paramilitary commanders: Hernán Giraldo Serna. “El Patrón” (the boss) or “El Taladro” (the drill, as he became known for sexually abusing girls in the area) stepped on Colombian soil Monday after finishing a 16-year sentence in a U.S. prison for drug trafficking...

Colombia's defense minister dies from Covid The Associated Press © Provided by NBC News BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, one of the country’s most recognized conservative politicians, has died from complications of Covid-19. He was 69. President Ivan Duque said in a televised address that Trujillo died early Tuesday, adding that he “couldn’t express the pain” he was feeling over the news. He offered his condolences to Trujillo’s wife, children and other family members. “His life was a reflection of vocation for public servic...