Timeline of Colombian armed conflict
Encyclopedia
This is a timeline
of events related to the Colombian armed conflict
.
This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.
456
Timeline
A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact . It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labeled with dates alongside itself and events labeled on points where they would have happened.-Uses of timelines:Timelines...
of events related to the Colombian armed conflict
Colombian Armed Conflict
The Colombian armed conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict in Colombia that has existed since approximately 1964 or 1966, between the Colombian government and peasant guerrillas such as the Revolutionary Armed...
.
This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.
Background
Events that preceded the conflict.| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 120500 | Thousand Days War Thousand Days War The Thousand Days' War , was a civil armed conflict in the newly created Republic of Colombia, between the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party and its radical factions. In 1899 the ruling conservatives were accused of maintaining power through fraudulent elections... , civil war between the two ruling parties Colombian Liberal Party Colombian Liberal Party The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After... and Colombian Conservative Party Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... , |
|
| 19000 | End of Civil War. Tensions between parties remain. | |
| 1928656 | Banana massacre in the town of Cienaga Ciénaga, Magdalena Ciénaga is a municipality and a town in the Magdalena Department, Colombia, second largest population center in this department, after the city of Santa Marta. It is situated at 11° 00' North, 74° 15' West, between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the Caribbean Sea and the Ciénaga Grande de Santa... by the Colombian Army Colombian Army The National Army of Colombia is the land military force of the government of Colombia and the largest service of the Colombian Armed Forces... after a workers' strike against the United Fruit Company United Fruit Company It had a deep and long-lasting impact on the economic and political development of several Latin American countries. Critics often accused it of exploitative neocolonialism and described it as the archetypal example of the influence of a multinational corporation on the internal politics of the... . |
|
| 1934563448 | Death of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off... triggers El Bogotazo Bogotazo El Bogotazo refers to the massive riots that followed the assassination in Bogotá, Colombia of Liberal leader and presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on April 9, 1948 during the government of President Mariano Ospina Pérez... , Liberal and Conservative violence spread as part of La Violencia La Violencia La Violencia is a period of civil conflict in the Colombian countryside between supporters of the Colombian Liberal Party and the Colombian Conservative Party, a conflict which took place roughly from 1948 to 1958 .... . |
|
| 19545640s | Marquetalia Marquetalia Republic "Marquetalia Republic" was a term used to unofficially refer to one of the enclaves in rural Colombia which communist peasant guerrillas held during the aftermath of "La Violencia"... and other enclaves created by radical Liberal and Communist guerrillas. |
|
| 1953 | General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Gustavo Rojas Pinilla was a Colombian politician, military officer, General of the Army and President of Colombia between 1953 and 1957.- Biographic data :... seizes power and offers3456 an amnesty to Liberal and Conservative fighters, most of whom demobilize. |
|
| 1958 | The National Front National Front (Colombia) National Front was a period in the history of Colombia in which the two main political parties; Liberal Party and Conservative Party agreed to let the opposite party govern, intercalating for a period of four presidential terms.... created by the Liberal Colombian Liberal Party The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After... and Conservativ64e Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia... parties, after mutual agreements and a December 1957 plesbicite. |
|
| U.S. 3463President Eisenhower sent a survey team to Colombia to investigate the political situation in Colombia. As a result the U.S. decided to help 5ref> 34 |
1960456s
5634634| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January456 11 | Jacobo Prías rtyaka "Charro Negro", Chief of the Communist Agrarian Movement is killed. The Colombian government is blamed. | |
| Reports of helicopters were being deployed with US instructors accompanying Colombian pilots. | ||
| 1962 | A United States special warfare team, trained in Kennedy's Counterinsurgency doctrine, and headed by Gen. William Yarborough, was sent to Colombia. Following this cycles of special warfartysere teams arrived i6fn Colombia between 1962 and 1965 to continue training in counterinsurgency operations | |
| Colombian Army military offensive ayhdrgainst Marquetalia fails to eliminate the enclave. | ||
| 1964 | Operation Soberanía (Colombia), launched by the Colombian Army simultaneously with Operation Marquetalia in southern Tolima Department. | |
| 1965 | Radical Liberal and Communist guerrillas from Marquetalia created the Southern Bloc | |
| 1966 | Establishment of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict, currently involved in drug dealing and crimes against the civilians..FARC-EP is a peasant army which... (FARC) by Jacobo Arenas Jacobo Arenas Jacobo Arenas was a Colombian guerrilla and ideological leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia . He was also one of the FARC figures involved in the organization and creation of the Patriotic Union political party in 1985... and Manuel Marulanda Manuel Marulanda Pedro Antonio Marín Marín , known by his "nom de guerre" Manuel Marulanda Vélez, was the main leader of the FARC-EP... , among others. |
|
1970s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The FARC begin kidnapping as a major source of income. | |
| 1975 | FARC Kidnaps the Dutch Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... consul in Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... Eric Leupin, demanding a US$1 million dollars in ransom. |
|
| 1976 | October | FARC Dutch consul hostage is released. |
| 1977 | FARC Kidnaps a member of the United States Peace Corps Peace Corps The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping... . |
1980s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Dominican embassy siege Dominican embassy siege The Dominican Embassy siege was the 1980 siege of the embassy of the Dominican Republic by M-19 guerrillas in Bogotá, Colombia. The guerrillas held nearly 60 people, including 14 ambassadors, hostage for 61 days.-The Siege:... by 19th of April Movement 19th of April Movement The 19th of April Movement or M-19, was a Colombian guerrilla movement. After its demobilization it became a political party, the M-19 Democratic Alliance , or AD/M-19.The M-19 traced its origins to the allegedly fraudulent presidential elections of 19 April 1970... (M-19) |
|
| 1985 | Palace of Justice siege Palace of Justice siege The Palace of Justice siege was a 1985 attack against the Supreme Court of Colombia, in which members of the M-19 guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia, and held the Supreme Court hostage, intending to hold a trial against President Belisario Betancur... by 19th of April Movement 19th of April Movement The 19th of April Movement or M-19, was a Colombian guerrilla movement. After its demobilization it became a political party, the M-19 Democratic Alliance , or AD/M-19.The M-19 traced its origins to the allegedly fraudulent presidential elections of 19 April 1970... (M-19) |
|
| 1985 | Patriotic Union Party (UP) Patriotic Union (Colombia) The Patriotic Union or UP , was a leftist Colombian political party founded by the FARC and the Colombian Communist Party in 1985, as part of the peace negotiations that the guerrillas held with the Conservative Belisario Betancur administration... |
1990s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Colombian army launched Operation Centauro against the guerrillas with no significant results. | |
| 1991 | Operation Casa Verde launched by the Colombian army in an attempt to combat guerrillas concentrated in the area of Uribe, Meta Meta Department Meta is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio... with operations also extending to the region of Yari. |
|
| 1996 | June 16 | A confrontation for coca Coca Coca, Erythroxylum coca, is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. The plant plays a significant role in many traditional Andean cultures... cultivations in Norte de Santander Department between the AUC paramilitaries and the FARC results in La Gabarra Massacre La Gabarra Massacre La Gabarra Massacre was a massacre that occurred on June 16, 1996 near the Colombian village of La Gabarra, Municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander near the border with Venezuela. It was perpetrated by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia against alleged members of the United... . |
| 1997 | Operation Destructor launched by the Colombian army destroying numerous camp sites. According to the army there were 600 guerrilla casualties. | |
| 1997 | Mapiripán Massacre (1997) Mapiripán Massacre The Mapiripán Massacre was a massacre of civilians that took place in Mapiripán, Meta Department, Colombia. The massacre was carried out from July 15 to July 20, 1997, by the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia , an outlawed right-wing paramilitary group backed by elements of the government.On... |
|
| 1999 | FARC-Government peace process starts | |
| 1999 | FARC released a hostage held since 1977 (22 years) after a payment of a US$ 250,000 dollar ransom. |
2000s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bojayá massacre (2002) Bojayá massacre The Bojayá massacre was a massacre that occurred on May 2, 2002 in the Colombian town of Bojayá , in Chocó department... |
|
| 2002 | Operation TH launched by the Colombian army to recover the former demilitirized zone El Caguán DMZ El Caguán DMZ was a demilitarized zone of 42,000 km² in southern Colombia authorized by the government of President Andrés Pastrana to negotiate a peace process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia .... after the failed peace process between the Pastrana government and the FARC guerrilla. |
|
| 2004 | Operation JM Operation JM Operation JM was a military operation by the Military of Colombia Joint Task Force OMEGA intended to capture or kill the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrilla , as part of the Plan Patriota. The operations began in April 2004 and after some 30 operations concluded without... launched by the Colombian army, first of operation part of Plan Patriota Plan Patriota Plan Patriota is military plan developed by the Government of Colombia with the financial support of the Government of the United States in an effort to uproot the guerrilla groups in Colombia, more specifically the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the National Liberation Army... . |
|
| 2006 | Parapolitica scandal broke out. | |
| 2008 | A humanitarian exchange of important hostages Operation Emmanuel Operation Emmanuel was a humanitarian operation that rescued politician Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel , and former senator Consuelo González from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Colombia. The operation was proposed and set up by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, with the permission... and the release of 15 important hostages, including three Americans and Ingrid Betancourt. Operation Jaque Operation Jaque was a Colombian military operation that resulted in the freedom of 15 hostages, including former Colombian presidential candidate Íngrid Betancourt. The hostages had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia . The operation took place on July 2, 2008, along the... |