colombian conflicts
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Colombian Conflicts
Colombia
• Located on Northwestern coast of South America.
• Middle power of South America
Two surviving political parties in the country
Conservative Party
• Founded in 1948
Liberal Party
• Founded in 1949
“La Violencia”• Took place between
1940s and 1950s
• Ten years of sustained warfare
• Death toll at 250.000 – 300.000
• “National Front”
Jorge Eliecer Gaitán (1903 – 1948)
Guerrilla Groups
• Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia
• National Liberation Army of
Colombia
Guerrilla Groups
• Formed by Dumar Aljure in 1964
• Mission to overthrow the Colombian government
• 8.000 fighters approximately
• Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia
• Both forces are involved in criminal activities
• Kidnapping – extortion – bombing – murders and hijacking
• New dimension to the problem of narco-trafficking
Guerrillas and Paramilitary groups
Colombia and USA’s Alliance
Armed conflict in Colombia
Has gone through various phases
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