Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos Calderónis the 32nd and current President of Colombia, in office since 2010. He was Minister of Defence from 2006 to 2009...
NationalityColombian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth10 August 1951
CityBogota, Colombia
CountryColombia
Juan Manuel Santos quotes about
war support world
In any symmetrical war in today's world, it is necessary to have regional support.
war making-peace
To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.
war compromise
Waging war is much more popular than negotiating, because there you need to compromise.
war people
I've not lived one single day of peace in Colombia, and 90 percent of people here say the same thing. We have gotten used to living in a war - we don't even react to massacres.
war making-peace
There are times for making war and times for making peace.
enemy making-peace
One doesn't make peace with one's friends. One makes peace with one's enemies.
realizing economic circumstances
If you analyze the production of coca in Colombia, you will realize that it is like economic cycles. It goes up and down, it goes up and down depending on the circumstances.
accepting
I would never accept general impunity for the guerrillas!
priorities
Social housing, education, health, jobs and sustainable surroundings. Those are my priorities.
effort drug
Colombia is applauded for the efforts that we continue to make to combat drug trafficking.
expectations
I don't like to generate too many expectations.
drug lord rate
For many years, they said the drug lords in Colombia were unbeatable, but all the same, we've eliminated all the big capos (as the drug lords are called in Colombia). The homicide rate is as low as it was 40 years ago and the kidnapping rate has dropped to the level of 1964. Now we'll be able to bring down the street criminals specializing in extortion and robbery.
optimistic realizing worst
More than 70 percent of Colombians want peace. The rest are afraid of the price to be paid. But even they will realize that their worst fears will not come true. I'm quite optimistic that Colombians do back an agreement with the FARC.
fighting terrorism
I fight terrorism as if there was no peace process, and I negotiate the peace process as if there was no terrorism.