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Abelardo De La Espriella had never held public office until his inauguration on Friday. Now, he is at the helm of a major disaster response. Annie Correal has been covering Colombia’s new president. Colombia’s newest president was sworn in Friday. On Monday, disaster hit.
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In a brief video posted on social media on Monday morning that appeared to be shot from the presidential plane, he said he had canceled his travel plans and was headed to Bogotá, where he would “personally” lead the disaster response.
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Abelardo De La Espriella had never held public office until his inauguration on Friday. Now, he is at the helm of a major disaster response. Annie Correal has been covering Colombia’s new president. Colombia’s newest president was sworn in Friday. On Monday, disaster hit.
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