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Biography
At 17 years old, Petro joined the guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19). Seventeen years later it evolved into the M-19 Democratic Alliance, a political party. Petro also served as a councilman in Zipaquirá. He was arrested in 1985 by the army for his affiliation with the M-19. After the peace process between the Colombian government and the M-19, he was released and then elected to the Chamber of Representatives in the 1991 Colombian parliamentary election. Some years later, he was elected to the Colombian Senate as a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) party following the 2006 Colombian parliamentary election, where he secured the second-largest vote. In 2009, he resigned his Senate seat to run in the 2010 Colombian presidential election, finishing fourth. He was elected mayor of Bogotá in 2011, and held the post until 2015.
Due to ideological disagreements with the leaders of the PDA, he founded the Humane Colombia movement to compete for the mayoralty of Bogotá. On 30 October 2011, he was elected mayor in the local elections, a position he assumed on 1 January 2012. In the first round of the 2018 Colombian presidential election, he came second with over 25% of the votes on 27 May, and lost in the run-off election on 17 June. He defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez in the second round of the 2022 Colombian presidential election on 19 June.
Gustavo Petro has been married three times. He has six children.
Human Design Analysis: Gustavo Petro as Generator 4/6
Gustavo Petro is a Generator in Human Design – an energy type with a defined Sacral Center. Generators make up about 36% of humanity and possess an enormous, sustainable life force energy.
The Generator's strategy is to respond to impulses from life rather than initiating. When the Sacral Center responds with a clear "yes" (a gut feeling, an inner spark), that's the right path.
When Gustavo Petro lives in alignment with their design, they experience deep satisfaction and fulfillment. The Generator's not-self theme is frustration – a sign that the sacral energy isn't following the right things.
Gustavo Petro has Emotional Authority – the most common authority. Decisions should never be made in an emotional high or low, but only when emotional clarity settles in. "Sleep on it" is meant literally here. The emotional wave needs time to run its course.
Gustavo Petro carries the profile 4/6 – Opportunist / Role Model. The 4th line represents the Networker: influence and impact unfold through personal relationships and a strong social network. The 6th line represents the Role Model: a life path in three phases – first experimenting (until ~30), then observing from the "roof" (until ~50), and finally authentically embodying the role model.
The incarnation cross "Right Angle Cross of Laws 1" describes the overarching life purpose and direction of Gustavo Petro in Human Design. It consists of the four gate activations of Sun and Earth (personality and design) and only becomes felt when one lives their strategy and authority.
Energetically, Gustavo operates with a Split Definition.
Gustavo's Bodygraph shows 6 defined centers (Sacral Center, Root Center, Ajna Center, Head Center, Emotional Center and Throat Center) and 3 receptive centers (G Center, Heart Center and Splenic Center).
Gustavo carries collective energy as a main theme (Collective (Verstehen, Sinnfinden): 2 channels, Individual (Wissen): 1 channel, Tribal (Schützen): 1 channel). This means: sharing experiences and knowledge with the community.
4 Defined Channels
Incarnation Cross - Right Angle Cross of Laws 1
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Human Design Profile
- Type
- Generator
- Authority
- Emotional Authority
- Profile
- 4/6 - Opportunist / Role Model
- Definition
- Split Definition
- Incarnation Cross
- Right Angle Cross of Laws 1
- Date of Birth
- 19.04.1960 18:30
- Place of Birth
- Zipaquirá, COL
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