Álvaro Colom, former president of Guatemala, dies at 71

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Álvaro Colom was Guatemala’s first leftist president in more than 50 years. He entered office promising to reduce poverty after having worked with civil war refugees. Colom also supported the U.N. anticorruption mission that later investigated him. He was arrested in 2018 in relation to a corruption investigation involving a bus concession.

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The Independent

Álvaro Colom, former president of Guatemala, dies at 71

Former Guatemala President Álvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012 and supported a United Nations anticorruption mission that later investigated him, has died at age 71

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Álvaro Colom, former president of Guatemala, dies at 71

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemala President Álvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012 and supported a United Nations anti-corruption mission that later investigated him, died Monday, lawmakers from

4 months ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Guatemalan ex-president Colom dies from cancer, says former minister

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's former president Alvaro Colom died on Monday aged 71 from esophageal cancer, his former security minister Carlos Menocal told Reuters. Read full story

4 months ago·Malaysia

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Independent.ie

Former president of Guatemala Alvaro Colom dies at 71

Former Guatemalan president Alvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012 and supported a United Nations anti-corruption mission that later investigated him, died on Monday, politicians from his party have announced. He was 71.

4 months ago·Ireland

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The Washington Post

Álvaro Colom, former president of Guatemala, dies at 71

Former Guatemala President Álvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012 and supported a United Nations anti-corruption mission that later investigated him, has died at age 71

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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KIFI

Álvaro Colom, former president of Guatemala, dies at 71

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemala President Álvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012 and supported a United Nations anticorruption mission that later investigated him, has died at age 71. Lawmakers from his National Unity of Hope Party announced his death late Monday. Colom won office in a runoff election in 2007, defeating retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina. He entered office promising to reduce poverty a…

4 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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