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La Violencia (Colombia)

1948 CE – 1958 CE

Decade-long Colombian civil war triggered by the assassination of Liberal leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán and the ensuing 'Bogotazo' riots. Approximately 200,000-300,000 were killed.

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La Violencia (Colombia)

1948 CE – 1958 CE

Decade-long Colombian civil war triggered by the assassination of Liberal leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán and the ensuing 'Bogotazo' riots. Approximately 200,000-300,000 were killed. La Violencia directly laid the groundwork for the FARC and Colombia's subsequent decades of armed conflict.

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