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HARDtalk: Juan Manuel Santos

31/01/2011

Juan Manuel Santos

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Juan Manuel Santos

Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, talks about social and economic reforms.

Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, talks about the sweeping social and economic reforms he hopes will rid his country of its reputation for inequality and corruption.

Juan Manuel Santos was elected President of Colombia last summer. His country boasts one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America but it still bears the scars of decades of political violence and organised crime. President Santos has promised sweeping social and economic reforms to rid his country of its reputation for inequality, corruption and violence. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur spoke to President Santos at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and asked whether he can match his words with actions?

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