Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken leftist who straddled Colombia’s ideological divide, dies at age 68
BOGOTA, Colombia — Piedad Córdoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as a go-between to leftist rebel groups, has died. She was 68. The senator’s death was confirmed Saturday by President Gustavo Petro, who praised Córdoba as a true liberal who “fought all … Read more