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Event war Americas

Thousand Days' War (Colombia)

1899 CE – 1902 CE

A devastating civil war between Colombian Liberal and Conservative parties that killed approximately 100,000 people and wrecked the economy.

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Thousand Days' War (Colombia)

1899 CE – 1902 CE

A devastating civil war between Colombian Liberal and Conservative parties that killed approximately 100,000 people and wrecked the economy. The war's chaos directly enabled the U.S.-backed secession of Panama in 1903.

Standing in 1899 CE

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