Colombia, pres. Petro leads great rally for peace and democracy

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The event was a response to recent violent attacks in the southwest of the country, including bombings and an assassination attempt on opposition senator Miguel Uribe. teleSUR

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00:00During the great rally for peace and democracy held on Wednesday in Cali, Colombia, President

00:05Gustavo Petro called for dialogue after attacks in the southwest of the country.

00:09During the rally, Petro addressed the people to reject the recent violent acts that took

00:14place in Cauca, Valle del Cauca and Cali.

00:17He also denounced that an attempt was made to silence this region with terror and fear

00:23and leaving dozens of people injured and dead, including civilians and members of the security

00:28forces.

00:29Likewise, he highlighted the history of social struggles and proposed to recover that memory

00:34to build a country based on justice, dignified work and participative democracy.

00:40Moreover, the head of state called for national unity, dialogue between opposition parties and

00:46to continue fighting without violence for a more just and peaceful Colombia.

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