In June 2022, following Gustavo Petro's election as President of Colombia, a vocal group of protesters in Medellín, the capital of Antioquia, took to the streets to reject the election results.[1] Antioquia, known for its conservative leanings and strong support for former President Álvaro Uribe, witnessed significant unrest among residents who opposed Petro, a progressive candidate.[2][3]
Background
editOrganized by rightwing groups aligned with Uribismo,[4] the protest in Medellín became a platform for expressing dissatisfaction with the national election outcome.[5] The demonstrators, dressed in the colors of the Antioquia flag and marched through the city's streets, chanting slogans like "Antioquia deserves to be sovereign."[1][6] The protest's leader rallied the crowd by denouncing centralism and asserting that Bogotá should not have control over Antioquia's destiny.[2][7][3] This call for Antioquia's independence was not an isolated incident; it echoed a similar movement from 1992 when an advertising campaign in major Colombian newspapers advocated for the region's independence.[1][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c clae (24 June 2022). "Antioquia merece ser un país: La propuesta 'separatista' del uribismo". CLAE (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Antioquia Federal: una propuesta demencial" (in Spanish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b PeriodistaIFM6 (24 June 2022). ""Antioquia República Independiente"". ifm noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Infografías – Antioquia Libre y Soberana". 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ soachainiciativaciudadana (24 June 2022). "¿Antioquia se independizaría de Colombia?". Soacha Iniciativa Ciudadana (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Noticias Telemedellín (12 August 2017). Grupos regionalistas marcharon en Medellín por una "Antioquia Federal" [Noticias] – Telemedellín. Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Latinoamericano, Resumen (24 June 2022). "Colombia. "Antioquia merece ser un país": La propuesta 'separatista' del uribismo en Colombia que termina en oleada de memes". Resumen Latinoamericano (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "RAF". YouTube. Retrieved 16 August 2024.