Colombia closes borders as students, teachers and labour union organisers take to the streets by the tens of thousands
An anti-government demonstrator raises his hands in front of police during a nationwide strike in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, November 21, 2019.
Analysts were sceptical that the event would generate any prolonged unrest like that seen recently in Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador, noting a lack of unifying factors in a divided country that is one of the region’s stronger economic performers. “I’m not here to talk about a garden of roses,” he said in a radio interview. “I’m talking about a country that is recovering, an economy that is improving and is today one of the best in Latin America.”Despite the previous administration’s 2016 peace accord with leftist rebels, much of Colombia is still engulfed in violence as illegal armed groups compete for territory where the state has yet to establish a presence.
On Thursday, many of Bogota’s perpetually congested streets were free of vehicles as droves of protesters marched toward the city’s historic Plaza Bolivar. Some carried signs painting Duque as a pig. Others danced in bright-coloured skirts and straw hats, giving the protest the feeling of a festive parade.
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