"This (extrajudicial killings of thousands of people committed by Military Forces of Colombia partly during Santo's term as defensee minister) should never have happened. I recognize that and ask forgiveness from all the mothers and their families, victims of this horror, from the depths of my soul."
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Juan Manuel Santos (2021) cited in: "Former Colombia leader asks pardon for army killings of civilians" in Aljazeera, 11 June 2021.
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Juan Manuel Santos
2010 – 2018
Juan Manuel Santos (born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician. He was the 32nd President of Colombia 2010–2018 and recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.
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