Former President Ernesto Samper, undergoing pacemaker surgery

The ex-president Ernesto Samper Pizano, who ruled Colombia between 1994 and 1998, he was subjected, after some emergency checks, to a pacemaker surgery.

“After some emergency check-ups, I underwent pacemaker surgery, which went very well.“Samper himself, 71, said on Twitter.

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The former Colombian president thanked the staff of the Cardioinfantil Foundation, from Bogota, “for your professionalism and attention“in the face of the urgency that he experienced.

“Thanks to those who have sent me their expressions of solidarity and affection. A hug from the heart!“added the former president.

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Samper, who is critical of the government of Iván Duque, saw his presidency tarnished by allegations that his Bell it was in part financed with money from the Cali drug cartel.

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For these complaints, based on audio recordings known as the ‘narco-cassettes’, the so-called ‘Process 8,000’, number that corresponded to him in court and that was closed without being declared innocent or guilty.