La Violencia
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La Violencia was a brutal mid-20th-century civil conflict in Colombia marked by widespread partisan violence between Liberal and Conservative factions, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and profound social upheaval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Violencia canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil conflict
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historical event ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Andean region of Colombia
NERFINISHED
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Antioquia Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombian countryside ⓘ Santander Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolima Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Valle del Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | assassination of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
forced displacement
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massacres ⓘ paramilitary activity ⓘ political persecution ⓘ rural violence ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate |
200000
ⓘ
300000 ⓘ 400000 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| endedBy | National Front power-sharing agreement ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Front (Colombia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major turning point in modern Colombian history
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one of the deadliest conflicts in Latin America in the 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedActor |
Colombian army
NERFINISHED
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Colombian police NERFINISHED ⓘ local political bosses (gamonales) ⓘ partisan militias ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfName | The Violence ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence |
deepening social inequality
ⓘ
emergence of leftist guerrilla groups in Colombia ⓘ growth of rural banditry ⓘ weakening of state authority in rural areas ⓘ |
| natureOfConflict | partisan violence ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Liberal–Conservative rivalry ⓘ |
| precededBy | period of Conservative hegemony in Colombia ⓘ |
| primaryBelligerent |
Colombian Conservative Party
NERFINISHED
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Colombian Liberal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Bogotazo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
National Front coalition government
NERFINISHED
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entrenchment of bipartisan political system ⓘ large-scale internal displacement ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-04-09 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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