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Colombia, [b] officially the Republic of Colombia, [c] is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.
The politics of clientelism in Colombia: Democracy and the state (Routledge, 2017). Murillo, Mario A., and Jesus Rey Avirama. Colombia and the United States: war, unrest, and destabilization (Seven Stories Press, 2004). Phelan, John Leddy. The People and the King: The Comunero Revolt in Colombia, 1781. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press 1978.
Colombia: 4 July 1991: Colombian Constitution of 1991 established as a presidential republic. 20 July 1810: Colombia declares independence from Spain. 4 July 1991: The Sovereign territory was organized under the National Constituent Assembly. 17 December 1819: Colombia merged with Venezuela, Panama, and Ecuador. 19 November 1831
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 ...
Although Gran Colombia would ultimately dissolve in 1831, it was for a time among the most powerful countries in the Western Hemisphere, and played an influential role in shaping the political development of other newly sovereign Latin American states. The modern nation-state of Colombia recognizes the event as its national independence day.
The Columbia Country Club is a private country club in unincorporated Chevy Chase, Maryland. The club was founded in 1909 as an offshoot of the 11-year-old Columbia Golf Club in Washington, D.C. Its golf course, which opened in 1911, was designed by Herbert Barker. [1] [2] The club hosted the U.S. Open golf tournament in 1921.
The Columbia Sportswear Company is an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, ... It was founded in 1938 by Paul Lamfrom, ...
Country United States: State ... Columbia was founded by James W. Rouse (1914–1996), a native of Easton, Maryland. In 1935, Rouse obtained a job in Baltimore with ...