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Mass protests in Colombia mar president's first 100 days but reveal a nation marching toward peace

  • Written by Fabio Andres Diaz, Researcher on Conflict, Peace and Development, International Institute of Social Studies
Mass protests in Colombia mar president's first 100 days but reveal a nation marching toward peaceUniversity students ask for a higher budget for public higher education.AP Photo/Fernando Vergara

Ivan Duque has only been Colombia’s president since August, but already his government is in crisis.

The country that has been gripped by near-constant protest since the 42-year-old conservative took power. But the mass demonstrations that...

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