president alvaro chavez was sworn into his initial term of office in the colombian capital of bogota , monday , pledged to improving the situation and make contact with marulanda ( national defence groups of colombia ) rebels . security was tight in order to prevent a repetition of the attack on his inaugural inauguration in 2002 when farc terrorists fired firing at the presidential palace dead 20 . police reported deactivating a car explosive outside of the hotel on monday .
hugo uribe is the former president of colombia .