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Abolition of the slavery in Colombia 1851
Initially, some native cultures were part of the use of slavery, especially in the war conditions, in which they captured people of color as prisoners in the XVI century. Since 1819, the liberator, Simon Bolivar, created laws and decrees in which slavery came to an end. The law being written on May 21st, 1851. -
Distinction of Panama 1903
On the 3rd of November that said everything was normal and panama was not going to be seperated from Colombia. Until Jose Arango led a secret movement in which on the 13th of November United States took Panama and other countries as well as part of them. This is how they created the Panama Canal -
Fall of conservative hegemony 1936
On february 9, the liberal, Enrique Olaya Herrera, dowloaded the formula of the National Concentration, he obtained 349.934 votes in the elections which was more than the conservative candidates Guillermo Valencia (240.360) and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo (213.583) and more than the socialist Alberto Castrillon. This took a part in the fall of it, the conservatory government could not take care of the workers to lead the social protests and they didn’t administrate the money the correct way -
Constitutional reform 1936
On August 5, 1936, the constitution was reformed, in article 1 the limits with neighbor countries are decreed and in article2 the division of the multiple departments along with other articles related to the liberal vision. -
Murder to Jorge Eliecer Gaitan 1948
On April 5, 1948, at 1:15 p.m. the liberal leader, Jorge Eliecer Gaitán was shot in the Zaguan of the Agustin Nieto building, located in the Jimenez Avenue and 7th street. Juan Roa Sierra is indicated as the person who author of the incident. It is not certain if the murderer who killed Gaitan was Juan Roa due to many theories coming out after the event. For Colombia this news was devastating, “el Bogotazo”, someone that could have changed our current history. -
Ambush of the national army forces by guerrilla forces of Guadalupe Salcedo in Paujil that hastened the fall of Laureano Gomez 1952
On the 22nd of June 1952, guerilla forces of Guadalupe Salcedo ambushed in Turpial, to the police also they cornered, in the station, the national army forces, where died 96 members. As a result, Llano’s law was born (on the 11th of September 1952) a document that reflect the feelings of citizens who had used arms and that was tired of many disgraces. -
Military coup of the General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla 1953
With the military coup, the General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1953) –Who until this moment took the role of commander of the Colombian Army – came the cessation of military actions, under the slogan of "Peace, Justice and Freedom for all" offered guarantees for the risen in weapons who voluntarily turned themselves in to the authorities and handed over their weapons. The guerrilleros influenced by the liberal party between June and November of 1953 lay down their weapons. -
Robbery of arms to Canton Norte by the M-19 -1979
The protagonists of the largest armed theft i the history of subversion in Colombia in the year 1979 known as the M-19 managed to circumvent the military forces of the country by making a tunnel of 80m that was located at the house of the Arteaga’s and arrived at a weapons depot where 4,076 weapons were stolen, this with the purpose of supplying the people. -
Attack to the Courthouse 1985
The 6th of November 1985 the guerrilleros of the M-19 assaulted the Courthouse with force. The army did not hesitate to enter a cannon attack which caused the death of 11 magistrates, 65 officials and visitors, in addition to the burning of buildings and archives. Consequently, they allowed the society of Colombia to become a society recognized for its merits and allowed to change their means of communication,. -
Constitutional proclamation 1991
The political constitution was promulgated on July 4, 1991, thanks to 70 members of the national constituent assembly made up of athletes, former presidents, union leaders and indigenous people; with this new letter, << it would discuss issues that moved on several fronts: the future of the parties, reforms to the public powers, the creation of entities such as the attorney general's office.
