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Second presidential inauguration of
Juan Manuel Santos
Second Inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos
Date7 August 2014; 9 years ago (2014-08-07)
Time3:30 pm ( COST)
Location National Capitol
Bogotá, D.C.
Participants Juan Manuel Santos
32nd president of Colombia
— Assuming office
Germán Vargas Lleras
10th vice president of Colombia
— Assuming office
Ernesto Macías
President of Congress
— Administering oath

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Juan Manuel Santos's second inauguration as the 32th President of Colombia took place on Thursday, August 7, 2014, marking the start of Juan Manuel Santos's second four-year term as president and Germán Vargas Lleras as vice president. [1] [2] The 30th presidential inauguration took place in the rear front of the National Capitol in Bogotá, D.C. Santos was sworn in as presidential oath, after which Vargas Lleras was sworn in as vice president. [3] [4]

Schedule

Juan Manuel Santos left the Casa de Nariño at 3:30 p.m. accompanied by his wife María Clemencia and his children Martín, María Antonia and Esteban. The presidential family was followed by twenty children dressed in white to Plaza Núñez. Upon his arrival, Santos and his family greeted thirty members of Congress who were waiting for him in the gallery. The band of the José María Córdoba Military Cadet School performed honors. Officially starting the ceremony. The philharmonics of the National Army, the National Navy and the Air Force and a Youth Choir of thirty children performed the National Anthem. Santos received the oath and the presidential sash from the president of the Senate, José David Name. 20 salutes were fired by the forces of the Presidential Guard, from the Bridge of Boyacá, to greet the president. And then Santos administered the vice presidential oath to Germán Vargas Lleras as vice president of Colombia. [5]

José David Name, President of the Senate, made a small intervention. Santos continued with his inaugural speech of 35 minutes and 32 seconds. The president reviewed the troops accompanied by the Minister of Justice Juan Carlos Pinzon and the Generals of the Military Forces, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Army, the National Navy, the Air Force and the National Police. Where he received Military Honors from the Presidential Guard. Six Kfir aircraft flew over to greet the president and his family. A minute of silence was held in honor of the soldiers who fell in combat. And immediately afterwards the president and his family walked to the Casa de Nariño escorted by nine Navy Pipers.

Assistants

Foreign leaders

Foreign leaders who attended were;

International organizations

Local leaders

  • Luis Erenesto Vargas, President of the Constitutional Court
  • Leonidas Bustos, President of the Supreme Court of Justice
  • María Claudia Rojas, President of the Council of State
  • Francisco Ricaute, President of the Superior Council of the Judiciary
  • Pablo Gil de la Hoz, President of the National Electoral Council
  • Eduardo Montealegre, Attorney General of the Nation and Tatiana Hérnandez
  • Alejandro Ordoñéz, General Procuror Prosecutro General of the Nation and Beatriz Hérnandez
  • Sandra Morelli, Comptroller General of the Nation
  • Carlos Ariel Sánchez, National Registrar
  • Jorge Armando Otalora, Ombudsman
  • Gustavo Petro, Superior Mayor of Bogotá

Others

  • Cecilia Paz de Mosquera

Former presidents

Former vice presidents

See also

References

  1. ^ Posesión Presidente de Colombia 2014-2018 on YouTube
  2. ^ Inicia acto de toma de posesión de Santos on YouTube
  3. ^ "Comienza el segundo mandato de Juan Manuel Santos en Colombia". bbc.com. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Lista toma de posesión de Juan Manuel Santos en Colombia". cubadebate.cu. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Comienza la ceremonia de investidura de Santos para su segundo mandato". lainformacion.com. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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