Colombia
Some of the key events about Colombia
- 1810The Colombian War of Independence began, leading to years of conflict and bloodshed
- 1819Colombia gained independence from Spain
- 1899The National Library of Colombia was founded in Bogotá
- 1899The Thousand Days' War erupted, resulting in an estimated 100,000 deaths
- 1928The Banana Massacre occurred, where striking workers were killed by the Colombian military
- 1948The assassination of a popular political leader sparked a period of civil conflict known as "La Violencia"
- 1954Television broadcasting began in Colombia
- 1957Women gained the right to vote in Colombia
- 1964The Colombian conflict began, involving guerrilla groups, paramilitaries, and government forces
- 1967The Barranquilla Carnival was declared a National Cultural Heritage
- 1984Colombia's Cartagena was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 1985The Palace of Justice siege in Bogotá resulted in the deaths of over 100 people, including 11 Supreme Court justices
- 1989The Avianca Flight 203 bombing killed 107 people in a terrorist attack
- 1991A new constitution was adopted, strengthening democracy and human rights
- 1999A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia's coffee-growing region, killing over 1,000 people
- 2000Plan Colombia was implemented, leading to increased militarization and controversial aerial fumigation of coca crops
- 2012The government and FARC rebels began peace talks to end the long-running conflict
- 2015UNESCO declared Colombian coffee cultural landscape as World Heritage
- 2016A historic peace agreement was signed, ending the 52-year conflict with FARC
- 2017A landslide in Mocoa killed over 300 people and left hundreds more missing
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