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Bogotazo
On this day Jorge Eliecer Gaitan was killed.
The Violence in the country began because of the dead of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan -
Coup
On this days the country lived a time of violence, so the military force was tired of seen this kind of problems the country had so this was a response to this violence that colombia had, the president on this coup was the military Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (https://www.radionacional.co/linea-tiempo-paz/golpe-estado-1953) -
National Front
This event occurs because the two parties of the country made an agreement about taking the presidency of the country for years a party and then the other party for also four years. (http://www.banrepcultural.org/blaavirtual/ayudadetareas/politica/el_frente_nacional) -
FARC
FARC is the biggest and most antique guerilla group of latin america, appears as a response of the injustice that country was living in this period. -
ELN ( Ejercito de liberación nacional )
Was a group made up by students taking ideologies of the cuban revolution, using as a base a liberation of nation, like a independence, from there their name. (http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/paz/el-eln-articulo-624698). -
M-19
Another revolutionary group that appears in the country, their ideologies were to create a political party mixed with arms, because they thought that in those years the country dosen't had a military structure that helps and be a base of a political party. (http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-7934180) -
Dominican Republic embassy taken
made by the guerilla M-19, this group take the embassy with an operation called "Democracy and Liberty" and was made because of a response for the social repression that the country was living in that moment. (http://www.semana.com/nacion/conflicto-armado/articulo/hace-30-anos-m-19-tomo-embajada/113618-3) -
Death to kidnappers
This paramilitary group was build by the Drug traffickers Ochoa members of Medellin cartel, the reason to create this group to liberate Martha Ochoa sister of this drug traffickers that was kidnapped by some terrorist of the M-19, then they liberate Martha and killed the kidnappers, the objective of this group also was to take care about the security of the Capos of this cartel. (http://www.elespectador.com/impreso/politica/articuloimpreso-1981-plagio-de-martha-ochoa-se-creo-el-mas) -
Literature Nobel
Gabriel García Márquez, a social communicator is the only literature nobel in our history, this prize was given because of his novel "cien años de soledad" considered the most important latin american novel in history. -
Murder of minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla
Nearly at 10pm, at the 127 street in bogotá, was killed the justice minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla on his car by two hitmen contracted by Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, this was the born of the drug trafficking war between the Police and the drug traffickers. (http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/pablo-escobar-in-fraganti-lo-que-mi-padre-nunca-me-conto-libro-de-juan-pablo/505854). -
Justice Palace taken
This event was in bogotá by the guerrilla group M-19, meanwhile the country was fighting with the drug traffickers, this guerrilla group made one of the most important takens in our history, there were 28 hours of fighting and horror against this guerrilla group, sincerely one of the worst days in our history. -
Armero's disaster
Consider the worst natural tragedy in our history, was anticipated months before geological studies revealed that this tragedy will occur because of the Nevado del ruiz activity, but no one in the congress take care about it. -
Luis Carlos Galán murder
one of the worst days for the country the murder of Luis Carlos Galán, a social communicator, Political and layer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, considered the one that would finish the narcotraffic in the country, reflect the power that narcotraffic had at this time, bringing disappointment to all the country. -
Avianca's flight explosion
This event occurs at morning, with a flight that was going to Cali from bogotá, the objective of this attempt was to kill the presidential candidate Cesar gaviria, activating a bomb inside the airplane. -
DAS building attempt
the morning of this day, in a bus of the aqueduct, was activated to detonate 500 kg of dynamite in front of DAS building, living 63 deaths and a lots of people injured, the objective of this attempt was to kill the ex-director of intelligence, General Miguel Maza Márquez. (http://www.noticiasrcn.com/nacional-pais/hace-25-anos-fue-el-ataque-al-edificio-del-das-el-murieron-63-personas). -
The seventh ballot
This event take place in a voting day, when some students decided to create a new ballot named " vote for colombia, yes to a constituent assembly", this act was the base to create the new political constitution on 1991. -
Mall 93 attempt
This attempt occurs at the north of bogotá, exactly at the mall 93, a car bomb was detonated to create fear in the city and country, this attempt was ordered by Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, leaving 8 deaths. -
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria death
One of the most important days for our country was the death of the Capo of medellín cartel and the most wanted man in the country, killed in medellin at the roof of his house by the Police, dictated a strong knock for all the drug traffickers in the country and gives hope to a country damaged by the terrorism. -
Distention zone
occurs in the government of Andres Pastrana, was an idea to made a peace process, giving the caguan to the guerrilla group FARC, letting them to govern this part of the country. -
Plan Colombia
This agreement was made by Andres Pastrana president in this year of Colombia and Bill Clinton United states president also in this year, the objective of this agreement was to create a social revitalization, finish the armed conflict and create new anti narcotics strategies. -
Ingrid Betancourt kidnapped
one of the most famous kidnappings in the world by the FARC in the Caguan, three days after Andres Pastrana Colombia's president finished talks with FARC, the presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt traveled to the caguan to saw the presence of military forces there, many politicals also the president told her not going there, she didn't pay attention to those tips and got kidnapped. -
Club El Nogal Attempt
This attempt occurs at night in the north of the capital, the guerrilla group FARC puts a bomb in the Club in the parking lots, after Pablo Escobar era, colombia didn't had an attempt like this. -
Álvaro Uribe reelection
This event is really important to the history of our country, because Alvaro Uribe Velez became the first president to be reelected, some layers said this reelection was unconstitutional and illegal. -
Jaque Operation
The strongest knock on nowadays from the military force to FARC, this operation was planned months ago from the execution, in this operative was rescue 15 kidnapped people including Ingrid Betancourt ex presidential candidate. -
Peace Agreement beginnings
This day is really important for our history because began a peace agreement between FARC and government to put a finally ceasefire commanded by our nowadays president Juan Manuel Santos -
Peace agreement signature
the most important day in Colombia's history, this peace agreement signature finished 50 years of war between the government and FARC, finally Colombia had a new beginning with a los of faith and happiness to finish a war that was paid with a lot of innocent people, since this day we can consider a new Colombia -
Chapecoense airplane tragedy
The brazilian soccer team Chapecoense traveled from Bolivia to Colombia to disputed the final of the tournament called "Copa Sudamericana", the airplane got electrical problems and crashes with a mountain near to medellin, this tragedy shocked all the world soccer fans and normally people, this tragedy got 76 deaths with 71 chapecoense members deaths and 5 members of the airline LaMia. -
Juan Manuel Santos Nobel Prize
The second Nobel Prize in the history of our country was granted to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, the difference with garcia marquez nobel, is that this one was the peace nobel prize, for fight without army to create and sign an agreement with FARC, this peace nobel prize was given in Oslo, Norway. -
Mocoa's Tragedy
After Armero's tragedy, this one is the second worst tragedy in our history, this avalanche occurs because mocoa is located in a zone really susceptible to this kind of disasters, this tragedy leaved more than 300 deaths, one of the problems presented was that people were not prepared for a disaster like this, so that's the reason of a big death number.
