Juan Manuel Santos
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August 10, 1951
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Juan Manuel Santos Bio
Colombian politician, Juan Manual Santos was born on 10th August 1951. He was a journalist and economist who started his career as an enconomic advisor to the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Columbia. In 1981, he was appointed as the deputy director of the newspaper, El Tiempo. His work as a reporter and columnist earned him a Neiman Fellowship in 1988. In 1991, he became the first Minister of Foreign Trade for Columbia and became noted for his work in expanding international trade. During the administration of President Alvaro Uribe Velez, he became extremely popular and went on to become his successor in 2010. During his term, his efforts to sign a peace treaty with the FARC-guerrilla earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. The conflict was finally resolved in November 2016, after 50 years of unrest. However, it polarized the country immensely and even led to several questions about the legitimacy of the treaty. He left office in 2018 with the lowest popular approvals in history but was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people for the impact that he had on Colombia.
