00:00And as Colombia prepares for Sunday's election, we look now at historical pack-handed Ivan Zepeda,
00:05a man whose life and career are deeply woven into the fabric of Colombia's history.
00:09Born in exile, Zepeda became a survivor of political violence after his dad, Senator Manuel Zepeda, was assassinated in 1994.
00:17Choosing justice over revenge, he led a landmark human rights victory against the state at the Inter-American Court.
00:23As a philosopher and congressman since 2010, Zepeda has been a key architect of peace, facilitating the historic 2026 FARC
00:31Accords and leading current talks with the ELN.
00:34Now his candidacy represents the transition of a once-persecuted left into a governing force, driving total peace for Colombia.
00:42Some of his key presidential goals include acceleration of the agrarian reform through the democratization of land ownership,
00:49guarantee social rights, ensuring universal free public education, and strengthen preventive health care,
00:57combat gender equality, and also fighting corruption.
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