Duque Becomes Colombia’s President, Promising to Unite Divided Nation

Duque Becomes Colombia’s President, Promising to Unite Divided Nation
Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque is sworn in during a ceremony in Plaza Bolivar in Bogota, on Aug. 7, 2018. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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BOGOTA—Colombia’s President-elect Ivan Duque was sworn in to office on Aug. 7, pledging to unite a divided nation behind his plan to toughen a peace accord with Marxist rebels and rekindle economic growth.

Right-wing Duque, who replaces Nobel Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos, faces significant challenges.