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1900 Colombian Coup D'état
The 1900 Colombian coup d'état occurred on 31 July of that year, and consisted of the peaceful seizure of power by Vice President José Manuel Marroquín, who, supported by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, overthrew Manuel Antonio Sanclemente, member of the National Party. The coup occurred in the context of the Thousand Days' War, and took advantage of President Sanclemente's delicate state of health, advanced age, and unpopularity. Background The direct antecedents of the coup can be found in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1886, after more than 20 years of a radical liberal regime, the government of Rafael Núñez promulgated the 1886 constitution. Núñez would later fall ill and his vice president, Miguel Antonio Caro, would go on to exercise executive power, assuming the presidency when Núñez died in 1894. During Caro's mandate, the differences between the historical sector of the Conservative Party and the National Party became more acute. Caro concluded his manda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thousand Days' War
The Thousand Days' War ( es, Guerra de los Mil Días) was a civil war fought in Colombia from 17 October 1899 to 21 November 1902, at first between the Colombian Liberal Party, Liberal Party and the government led by the National Party (Colombia), National Party, and later – after the Colombian Conservative Party, Conservative Party had ousted the National Party – between the liberals and the conservative government. Caused by the longstanding ideological tug-of-war of federalism versus Unitary state, centralism between the liberals, conservatives, and nationalists of Colombia following the implementation of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, Constitution of 1886 and the political process known as the Regeneración (Colombia), Regeneración (:es:Regeneración (Colombia), es), tensions ran high after the presidential election of 1898, and on 17 October 1899, official insurrection against the national government was announced by members of the Liberal Party in the Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
