Colombian conflict - Wikipedia
WEBWorkers began rioting and destroying the Colombian capital Bogota, leading to the death of 4,000 people. When news of the death of Gaitán reached the countryside, the local militias were furious and immediately started a civil war known as La Violencia.
Colombian Civil War - Wikipedia
WEBColombian conflict (1964–present) See also. List of wars involving Colombia. Categories: Set index articles. Civil wars involving the states and peoples of South America. Military history of Colombia.
Colombia’s Civil Conflict - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBAug 19, 2009 · Civil conflict in Colombia, one of the United States’ closest allies in Latin America, has left as many as 220,000 dead, 25,000 disappeared, and 5.7 million displaced over the last half century.
Colombian Armed Conflict - justice for colombia
WEBThe Colombian armed conflict was for a long time the world’s longest running active civil war. It officially began in 1964 with the creation of two guerrilla movements, but the violence had begun long before.
The War of a Thousand Days | Colombian Civil War, …
WEBThe War of a Thousand Days, (1899–1903), Colombian civil war between Liberals and Conservatives that resulted in between 60,000 and 130,000 deaths, extensive property damage, and national economic ruin. The Liberal Party represented coffee plantation owners and import-export merchants who favoured.
La Violencia - Wikipedia
WEBLa Violencia (Spanish pronunciation: [la βjoˈlensja], The Violence) was a ten-year civil war in Colombia from 1948 to 1958, between the Colombian Conservative Party and the Colombian Liberal Party, fought mainly in the countryside.
Colombian Civil War – The Organization for World Peace
WEBThe civil war between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has been ongoing since 1964, when the rebel group was founded. Rural farmers and land workers with a Marxist vision banded together to fight for radical land redistribution.
Colombia truth commission outlines dramatic toll from brutal civil war
WEBJun 29, 2022 · Colombia truth commission outlines dramatic toll from brutal civil war. After millions were forced from homes and thousands were kidnapped and killed, the report calls for changes to police and...
Colombia truth commission report - The New York Times
WEBJun 28, 2022 · A new Colombian court seeks justice for civil war atrocities. In a transitional justice court, a Colombian general and 10 others admitted to crimes against humanity. The rise of armed groups...
Colombia conflict: Soldiers passed off killed civilians as rebels - BBC
WEBApr 27, 2022 · Eleven Colombian ex-soldiers are giving details about extrajudicial killings carried out by the army during Colombia's armed conflict. They are taking part in a public hearing of the...