Juan Manuel Santos Calderón GColIH GCB GColL ODB (Spanish: [ˈxwam maˈnwel ˈsantos kaldeˈɾon]; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.

Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian politician who cofounded (2005) the Social Party of National Unity, served as president of Colombia (2010–18), and won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the long war with the guerrilla organization FARC, which relinquished the last of its weapons in August 2017.

Juan Manuel Santos, who is considered a statesman internationally, has summed up his recent experience with a short yet powerful phrase: “It is far more difficult to make peace than it is to wage war, I know it because I have done both.” Fortunately for Colombia and …

Juan Manuel Santos took office as Colombia's president in August 2010. The conservative politician had previously been Minister of Defense and then distinguished himself by stepping up the war against the revolutionary Marxist guerrillas FARC.

Nov 21, 2018 · Juan Manuel Santos, the former president of Colombia and 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner for his efforts to end more than 50 years of civil war in his country, has returned to Harvard.

Juan Manuel Santos joined The Elders in January 2019 and was appointed Chair in November 2024. During his time at The Elders, he has played a leading role in the group’s work on conflict resolution and prevention, including a visit to Ukraine in August 2023 with Ban Ki-moon to meet President Zelenskyy and see the sites of Russian atrocities ...

Oct 7, 2016 · Juan Manuel Santos comes from an influential family in Bogota. After studying economics and public administration in the UK and USA, he started his career as head of Colombia’s largest newspaper. His first ministerial position came in 1991, and he served as defence minister before becoming president. Santos campaigned on a platform of ...

Oct 7, 2024 · Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize eight years ago on Monday for his role in achieving a historic peace agreement with the now-demobilized FARC guerrillas.

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Pri...

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician. He became the President of Colombia on 7 August 2010. [ 2 ] Santos replaces Álvaro Uribe as president.