Former Colombian president Betancur dies at 95

BOGOTA: Former Colombian president Belisario Betancur, who steered his country through one of its most turbulent periods in the 1980s, died Friday aged 95, doctors announced.

President Ivan Duque led tributes for the former conservative leader, who was president of the South American country from 1982 to 1986.

“I deeply regret the death of a great friend, a great Colombian, former president Belisario Betancur,” Duque wrote in a message on Twitter.

“His legacy in politics, in our history, in our culture, is an example for all future generations.” — AFP