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independence
Columbia fights for independence from Spain -
liberal parties
Conservative and liberal parties were founded -
thousand days
1899-1903 “the war of a thousand days” conservatives against liberals take place, panama also breaks away to be independent -
war
1948-57 civil war breaks lose -
end of the war?
conservatives and liberals agree to join each other as an attempt to end the war -
guerrillas
The left wing M-19 guerrilla group is formed -
M-19
The M-19 group is formed. -
drug cartel
Drug trafficking campaigns are strengthened when a justice minister is assassinated -
M-19 killings
Eleven judges and 90 other people are killed by M-19 -
At peace
M-19 make a peace agreement and become a legal party
