The July 20 military parade in Bogotá gathered 6,257 members of the Public Force. President Gustavo Petro, Vice President Francia Márquez and Acting Defense Minister Angélica Verbel López attended.
The march followed Avenida Villavicencio starting at 10 a.m. It began in front of Centro Comercial Gran Plaza El Ensueño and passed through several southern neighborhoods of the capital.
Members of the National Army, the Colombian Navy, the Colombian Air Force and the National Police took part. They displayed their operational capabilities during the route.
At the close of the event, some citizens approached the stage before Petro’s speech. No injuries or deaths were reported.
A military parade was also held in Medellín in the presence of Mayor Federico Gutiérrez and President-elect Abelardo De La Espriella.
