First inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos
 Inauguration Ceremony of Juan Manuel Santos | |
| Date | 7 August 2010 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:00 pm (COST) |
| Location | National Capitol Bogotá, D.C. |
| Participants | Juan Manuel Santos 32nd president of Colombia — Assuming office Angelino Garzón 9th vice president of Colombia — Assuming office Armando Benedetti President of Congress — Administering oath Álvaro Uribe 31st president of Colombia — Leaving office |
The first presidential inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos marked the first term of the presidency of Juan Manuel Santos, an administration that would later be postponed for four more years.[1] The ceremony was attended by 3,000 guests including several heads of state and government of the world.[2]
Ceremony[edit]
Around 3:30 p.m. m. Santos began the tour from the San Carlos Palace, headquarters of the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to the Plaza de Bolívar accompanied by his family. The journey was enlivened by songs whose lyrics alluded to the Government of National Unity, and children in typical costumes and flags of the departments of Colombia.[3][4] On the way, a commission of 30 senators and representatives to the chamber, elected in plenary session, were waiting for him and who were entrusted by protocol with notifying the president that the congress was ready for possession.8 This is because by mandate of the constitution the president of Colombia takes office before the latter.[5]
While this was happening, the guests at the inauguration, among them 16 Heads of State and of government and Prince Felipe of Asturias, settled into their places, minutes later the arrival of the President Álvaro Uribe who was invited to the possession by Juan Manuel Santos[6]
The ceremony began with President Álvaro Uribe as head of state sitting between the president of the Chamber of Representatives Carlos Alberto Zuluaga and the president of the Senate Armando Benedetti, Juan Manuel Santos as president-elect was located at the left side of Armando Benedetti. The first point of the day was the Hymn of Colombia performed by the lyrical singer Valeriano Lanchas and the Clara Luna Choir.[7] The singer Sol Escobar also participated, singing the song for peace for the ceremony[8]
Pre-inaugural events[edit]
The official events of the possession began with the visit of the president-elect to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta for a symbolic possession before the Mamos of the Kogui, Arhuacos, Wiwas and Kankuamos indigenous communities, inhabitants of the place.[9] And in the hours in the afternoon in Bogotá The ceremony of transmission of command, the recognition of the troops, the arrival at the Casa de Nariño where the guests were greeted and the possession of the Ministerial Cabinet[10]
Reception[edit]
In the moments before the ceremony of inauguration, Juan Manuel Santos had lunch and a religious ceremony with his relatives and other people. Santos met with the Prince of Asturias at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia.[11][12]
Presence of world leaders[edit]
The ceremony of transmission of command of Juan Manuel Santos as president of Colombia was attended by 15 Heads of State and Government.[13]
Argentina – President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Brazil - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Costa Rica – President Laura Chinchilla
Dominican Republic - President Leonel Fernández
Ecuador – President Rafael Correa
El Salvador - President Mauricio Funes
Georgia - President Mikheil Saakashvili
Guatemala – President Álvaro Colom
Haiti – Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive
Honduras – President Xiomara Castro
Jamaica – Prime Minister Bruce Golding
Mexico - President Felipe Calderón
Panama – President Ricardo Martinelli
Perú – President Alan García
Spain – HRH The Prince of Asturias
See also[edit]
- 2010 Colombian presidential election
- Juan Manuel Santos
- Angelino Garzón
- Second inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos
References[edit]
- ^ El Tiempo. "La de Juan Manuel Santos fue una posesión impecable". Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Constitución Nacional de Colombia Título VII - De la rama ejecutiva Capítulo 1 Articulo 192". Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Posesión simbólica de Santos ante los indígenas de la Sierra Nevada". caracol.com.co. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Terra. "Santos participará en rito indígena antes de posesión oficial". Retrieved 8 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Radio Santafe. "Comienza posesión del presidente Juan Manuel Santos". Retrieved 8 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ El financiero. "Invita Santos a Uribe a ceremonia de posesión en Plaza Bolívar". Retrieved August 8, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Radio Nacional de Colombia. "Valeriano Lanchas y Jorge Celedón cantarán en posesión de Santos". Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "Líder legislativo juramenta a Santos como presidente en Colombia". spanish.news.cn. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Caracol Radio. "Posesión simbólica de Santos ante los indígenas de la Sierra Nevada". Retrieved August 8, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Radio Nacional de Colombia. "Valeriano Lanchas y Jorge Celedón cantarán en posesión de Santos". Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Revista Semana. "La investidura espiritual de Santos". Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ El Tiempo. "Juan Manuel Santos comenzó su posesión en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta". Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "16 jefes de Estado y el Príncipe de Asturias, en la posesión del Presidente Juan Manuel Santos". wsp.presidencia.gov.co. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.