Colombia By savnelson 1525 Spanish Conquest of Colombia 1849 Liberal and Conservative Parties Founded 1947 Cold War Begins 1948 Civil War Starts 1957 Civil War Ends 1958 National Front Est. 1965 ELN and EPL Founded 1966 FARC Est. 1970 Nationals People Alliance 1971 M-19 Emerges 1978 Fight Against Drug Traffickers Begins 1989 M-19 becomes Political Party after Peace Talks 1993 Pablo Escobar is Killed 1998 Peace Talks Begin 2000 Plan Colombia