The inauguration of Iván Duque as 33rd president of Colombia marked the commencement of Iván Duque's term as president and Marta Lucía Ramírez as 18th vice president.
 Presidential Inauguration of Iván Duque | |
| Date | 7 August 2018 |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:00 pm (COST) |
| Location | National Capitol Bogotá, D.C. |
| Participants | Iván Duque 33rd president of Colombia — Assuming office Marta Lucía Ramírez 12th vice president of Colombia — Assuming office Ernesto Macías President of Congress — Administering oath Juan Manuel Santos 32nd president of Colombia — Leaving office |
The event was the 46th presidential inauguration. Held in Bogotá, D.C., from 7 August 2018 inaugural events included concerts and a swearing-in ceremony.[1]
Schedule edit
The inauguration began at 2:00 and as is customary, the elected president left the palace of San Carlos,[2] along with his wife and children, being escorted by ten pipers from the Colombian National Navy,[3] who were in charge of escorting them to the Plaza de Bolívar where more of 600 guests including representatives of public power, former presidents and international delegations, later Duque was sworn in as the 33rd president of Colombia, being the youngest in the 200-year history, and as a following act the presidential sash was imposed on him, the afternoon was marred by bad weather conditions that threatened a major storm, and that during part of the ceremony threatened strong winds, one of these being the cause of the destruction of two of the six flags of more than 5 meters that covered the columns of the National Capitol.[4]
After the imposition of the band, Duque Prodigy with the oath of Marta Lucía Ramírez as the 18th vice president of Colombia, being the first time that a woman holds this position in 200 years of history.
Parade to the House of Nariño edit
After his speech, Duque and his family prepared to take the road to the Nariño house where former President Juan Manuel Santos, his wife María Clemecia and their youngest son Martín were waiting for the new presidential family, upon arrival Duque received his first greeting from the armed forces as the new Head of State, and immediately afterwards the two families proceeded to greet each other, to give rise to the next act where Juan Manuel Santos, after eight years as President of Colombia, together with his family, descendants of the central staircase of the house of nariño to take the traditional last walk through the house of nariño as head of state.[5]
Inaugural address edit
During his inauguration speech, he stated that he comes with the idea of uniting Colombians, after the polarization in which he has been immersed in recent years.[6]
As president of Colombians, he mentioned, during the first part of his speech, the bicentennial of Colombia's independence, which will be celebrated next year, with which he invited Colombians to "leave their egos to forge a purpose common"
He also pointed out that Colombians "when we unite as a people, nothing stops us. When we all contribute, we are capable of realizing our own feats that not even magical realism is capable of imagining, which is why he stressed that the history of Colombia makes it clear that we are a brave, hard-working nation that does not give up at the first sound.[7]
"Today from this majestic square that bears the name of our Liberator Simón Bolívar, I want to thank God and the Colombian people for giving me the honor of leading the destinies of the Homeland."
— Iván Duque, Inaugural speech 2018
Presence of world leaders edit
The inauguration was attended by 10 heads of state and 17 delegations[8]
Argentina – President Mauricio Macri
Bolivia – President Evo Morales
Chile – President Sebastián Piñera
Costa Rica – Vice President Epsy Campbell
Dominican Republic – President Danilo Medina
Ecuador – President Lenín Moreno
Spain – former Prime Minister of Spain Felipe González
Guatemala – President Jimmy Morales
Honduras – President Juan Orlando Hernández
Panama – President Juan Carlos Varela
Paraguay – Vice President Alicia Pucheta
Mexico – President Enrique Peña Nieto
United States – United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley
Presence of former presidents and first ladies edit
- Álvaro Uribe, 31st President
- Lina María Moreno, former First lady
- Andrés Pastrana, 30th President
- Nohra Puyana Bickenbach, former First lady
- Ernesto Samper, 29th President
- Jacquin Strouss, former First lady
- César Gaviria, 28th President
- Ana Milena Muñoz, former First lady
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Inauguration of Iván Duque". semana.com. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Iván Duque ya fue investido como nuevo presidente de Colombia". elpais.com. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "10 datos de la posesion presidencial". canalinstitucional.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Este fue el discurso de pocesion del presidente Iván Duque". elpais. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Iván Duque asume como Presidente de Colombia". france24.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Discurso de posesión de Iván Duque". elpais. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "No sere un Presidente encerrado en un palacio, Iván Duque". elpais. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Investidura de Iván Duque contará con 10 jefes de Estado y 17 delegaciones". elcomercio.com. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.