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Petro said Colombian state complicit in 1928 ‘Banana Massacre’ at commemoration event

Gustavo Petro speaking in Ciénaga, Colombia to commemorate the 1928 “Banana Massacre”. Image credit: Cristina Durado Suaza

On December 6, during a speech to commemorate the 1928 “Banana Massacre,” President Gustavo Petro recognized Colombian state complicity in the massacre, which has become a milestone of the labor rights movement in the country.

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Cristina Dorado Suaza: Cristina Dorado Suaza is a contributing reporter to The Bogota Post. Originally from Medellín but based in Bogota, Cristina is a graduate of the Universidad Externado de Colombia and has worked as a researcher, fact-checker and journalist for Revista Bacanika, the EMPODERAME foundation, as well as The Colombian Femicides Observatory.

Petro said Colombian state complicit in 1928 ‘Banana Massacre’ at commemoration event

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