Abelardo de la Espriella Sworn In as Colombia President

Exam-focused facts from the 9 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as the President of Colombia on August 7, 2026.
He succeeded leftist President Gustavo Petro.
He was inaugurated in Cali, becoming the first Colombian president in recent history to be inaugurated outside the capital, Bogotá.
He pledged to crack down on crime, including building mega-prisons and using the military against criminal organizations.
The United States announced a $1 billion financial package to support his administration's crime-fighting efforts.