Colombia’s first leftist president? 2022 election from a historical perspective
Eaton, C.
(23 June 2022)
Colombia’s first leftist president? 2022 election from a historical perspective.
LSE Latin America and Caribbean Blog.
Gustavo Petro has been labelled the first leftist to win the Colombian presidency. But from the historical perspective, Alfonso López Pumarejo, president in the 30s and 40s, fitted in a liberal and working-class spectrum, as Charlotte Eaton (LSE International History) resembles.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Author |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > International History |
| Date Deposited | 24 Aug 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/116117 |