Military Forces of ColombiaThe Military Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Fuerzas Militares de Colombia) are the unified armed forces of the Republic of Colombia. They consist of the Colombian Army, the Colombian Navy and the Colombian Aerospace Force.
Laureano GómezLaureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro (20 February 1889 – 13 July 1965) was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as President of Colombia from 1950 to 1953. In November 1951 poor health led him to cede presidential power to Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez. On 13 June 1953, when he tried to resume his presidency, he was overthrown in a military coup led by Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
Colombian Conservative PartyThe Colombian Conservative Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador Colombiano) is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was formally established in 1849 by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro. The Conservative Party along with the Colombian Liberal Party dominated the Colombian political scene from the end of the 19th century until 2002, in bipartisan political hegemony.
Colombian Liberal PartyThe Colombian Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal Colombiano; PLC), also referred to as the Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal; PL), is a centrist to centre-left political party in Colombia. It was founded as a classical liberal party but later developed a more social-democratic tradition, joining the Socialist International in 1999.
BogotazoEl Bogotazo (from "Bogotá" and the -azo suffix of violent augmentation) was a massive outbreak of rioting after the assassination in Bogotá, Colombia of Liberal leader and presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on 9 April 1948 during the government of President Mariano Ospina Pérez. The 10-hour riot left much of downtown Bogotá destroyed.
Jorge Eliécer GaitánColombian politician (1903–1948) Jorge Eliécer Gaitán5th Minister of Labour, Health and Social Welfare of ColombiaIn office8 October 1943 – 6 March 1944PresidentAlfonso López PumarejoPreceded byAbelardo Forero BenavidesSucceeded byMoisés Prieto16th Minister of National Education of ColombiaIn office1 February 1940 – 15 February 1942PresidentEduardo Santos MontejoPreceded byAlfonso Araújo GaviriaSucceeded byGuillermo Nannetti Cárdenas746th Mayor of BogotáIn officeJune 1936 – March 1937Preceded byFrancisco José ArévaloSucceeded byGonzalo Restrepo JaramilloMember of the House of Representatives of Colombia for CundinamarcaIn office1 March 1929 – 1 February 1931 Personal detailsBornJorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala(1903-01-23)23 January 1903Bogotá or Cucunubá or Manta, Cundinamarca, ColombiaDied9 April 1948(1948-04-09) (aged 45)Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaCause of deathAssassinationPartyColombian Liberal Party (until 1933, 1935–1948) National Leftist Revolutionary Union (1933–1935)Spouse Amparo Jaramillo (m. 1936)ChildrenGloria GaitánAlma materNational University of Colombia (LL.D.)Sapienza University of Rome (J.D.)ProfessionLawyer Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (Spanish pronunciation: ['xoɾxe eʎ'eθeɾ gai'tan aʝala]; 23 January 1903 – 9 April 1948) was a Colombian politician and statesman who was the leader of the Liberal Party.
1946 Colombian presidential electionResults by municipalityPresidential elections were held in Colombia on 5 May 1946, pitching the Colombian Conservative Party against two different Colombian Liberal Party candidates. The Liberals received more votes combined, but due to their division the result was a victory for Mariano Ospina Pérez of the Conservative Party, who received 41.4% of the vote. One of the Liberal candidates, Gabriel Turbay, was also supported by the Social Democratic Party.Civil warA civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. The term is a calque of Latin which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. Civil here means "of/related to citizens", a civil war being a war between the citizenry, rather than with an outsider.
ColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments.
AssassinationAssassination is murder by a sudden or secret attack, often for political reasons, particularly when the victim is a prominent political figure. A person who commits an assassination is called an assassin. EtymologyThe word assassin was used in medieval Europe for the Nizari Ismailis. European forms of the word were based on variants of the Arabic ḥašiši (plural ḥašišiya), pejorative terms used for the Nizaris by their opponents.1949 Colombian presidential electionPresidential elections were held in Colombia on 27 November 1949. The result was a victory for Laureano Gómez of the Conservative Party, who received all but 23 of the 1.1 million valid votes cast. The opposition Liberal Party withdrew from the election and called for a boycott after their candidate Darío Echandía was the victim of a failed assassination attempt.Civil disorderForms of unrest caused by a group of people A rioter on top of a Toronto Police Service cruiser in flames during G20 Toronto summit, June 2010 Civil disorder, also known as civil disturbance, civil unrest, civil strife, or turmoil, is a public disturbance involving violent acts by an assemblage of persons, which causes an immediate danger or results in damage to property or injury to persons. Civil disorder includes acts of civil disobedience.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.