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Colombia’s powerful former President Alvaro Uribe has resigned his Senate seat to face a bribery and fraud investigation in the Supreme Court.
He is seen as the power behind the country’s incoming President, Ivan Duque, who is due to take office in August.
Mr Uribe, who was president from 2002 to 2010, faces charges of making false accusations and
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