00:00We look now at Alliance for Life candidate Iván Cepeda, a man whose life and career are deeply moving into
00:06the fabric of Colombia's history.
00:09Born in exile, Cepeda became a survivor of political violence after his dad, Senator Manuel Cepeda, was assassinated in 1994.
00:17Choosing justice over revenge, he led a landmark human rights victory against the state at the Inter-American Court.
00:25As a philosopher and congressman since 2010, Cepeda has been a key architect of peace, facilitating the historic 2016 FARC
00:35Accords and leading current talks with the ELN.
00:38Now, his candidacy represents the transition of a once-persecuted left into a governing force, striving total peace for Colombia.
00:46Some of his key presidential goals include acceleration of the agrarian reform through the democratization of land ownership,
00:54guarantees social rights, ensuring universal free public education, strengthen preventive health care, combat gender inequality and also fighting corruption.
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