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This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2023) Part of a series on the History of Colombia Timeline Pre-Columbian period pre-1499 Spanish colonization 1499–1550 New Kingdom of Granada 1550–1717 Viceroyalty of New Granada 1717–1819 United Provinces of New Granada 1810–1816 Gran Colombia 1819–1831 ...
Date. July 20, 1810 – April 2, 1825. Location. Northern South America, Andean South America, the Caribbean, Central America, Florida. Result. Colombian and Allied victory. Creation of the Republic of Colombia. Creation of the republics of Peru and Bolivia. End of the Spanish political presence in South America.
2018. 5 January – Two encounters happened in southwestern Colombia, leaving at least 7 people killed. During the incident a rebel leader was shot dead. [ 10 ][ 11 ] 10 January – A Colombian soldier was shot dead by an ELN sniper in the department of Arauca. [ 12 ] 13 January – Militants of the ELN kidnapped a contractor of Ecopetrolun in ...
The history of Colombia includes its settlement by indigenous peoples and the establishment of agrarian societies, notably the Muisca Confederation, Quimbaya Civilization, and Tairona Chiefdoms. The Spanish arrived in 1499 and initiated a period of annexation and colonization, ultimately creating the Viceroyalty of New Granada, with its capital ...
The Colombian conflict (Spanish: Conflicto armado interno de Colombia, lit. 'Colombian internal armed conflict') began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups and crime syndicates, and far-left guerrilla groups, fighting each other to increase their influence in ...
List of wars involving Colombia. This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Colombia and its predecessor states from Pre-Hispanic times to the present day. The Muisca people of Bacatá defeat the army from the Muisca people of Hunza. The rulers of both sides die in the battle. North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled.
Sapienza University of Rome (J.D.) Profession. Lawyer. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (23 January 1903 – 9 April 1948) was a liberal with nationalist ideals in Colombia and also a politician and leader of the Liberal Party. He served as the mayor of Bogotá from 1936–37, the national Education Minister from 1940–41, and the Labor Minister ...
v. t. e. The separation of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama. From the Independence of Panama from Spain in 1821, Panama had simultaneously declared independence from Spain and joined itself to the confederation of Gran Colombia through the Independence Act of Panama. Panama ...