Juan Manuel Santos vs Khaleda Zia

Juan Manuel Santos won the Colombian presidential election as the candidate of the National Unity Party. He was the former Defense Minister under Uribe and initially continued the hardline security policy.

Santos announced the start of formal peace negotiations with the FARC in Havana, Cuba. The talks were held in secret for six months before being made public, with Norway and Cuba as guarantors.

Santos signed a historic peace agreement with FARC commander Rodrigo Londo

Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the Colombian civil war. The Nobel Committee recognized his leadership in the peace process despite the narrow rejection of the initial peace deal in a referendum.

The initial peace agreement with the FARC was narrowly rejected by Colombian voters in a referendum by 50.2% to 49.8%. The result was a major setback for Santos, who had campaigned heavily for approval.

Khaleda Zia was elected Prime Minister after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won the 1991 general election. She became the first woman to hold the office in Bangladesh, leading a coalition government and beginning a political rivalry with Sheikh Hasina.

Khaleda Zia's government signed a 30-year treaty with India to share the waters of the Ganges River. The agreement aimed to resolve a long-standing dispute over water allocation during the dry season, benefiting both countries' agriculture and livelihoods.

During the 2007-2008 caretaker government, Khaleda Zia was arrested on charges of corruption related to a charitable trust. She was detained for over a year, which her supporters claimed was politically motivated. The charges were later dropped after her party returned to power.

A Bangladeshi court sentenced Khaleda Zia to 17 years in prison for embezzling funds from a charitable trust. The verdict was widely seen as politically motivated by her supporters, while the government maintained it was a legal process. She was subsequently barred from contesting elections.