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Understanding the causes of Colombia’s conflict: political exclusion
Jan 5, 2015 · A central aspect of today’s peace talks. Since the 19th century, Liberals and Conservatives have dominated the political landscape, and the exclusion of other significant forces in political should be seen as a central cause of the conflict in Colombia. Just recently, the FARC explicitly cited the phenomenon as such in a communique: “the ...
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Latest news from Colombia. One of Colombia’s top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries
Poverty and inequality - Colombia Reports
Sep 25, 2023 · Poverty in Colombia decreased in last year after a major surge caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.. Colombia’s poverty rate. Colombia poverty rate dropped slightly in 2022, the statistics agency DANE said in its annual report. According to the DANE, almost 19 million people lived off less than $97,94 (COP396,864) per month last year.
Colombia's GDP statistics - Colombia Reports
Jan 25, 2023 · The size and growth of Colombia’s can be estimated using its gross domestic product (), which estimated the total value of the produced goods and services, and the gross national income (GNI), which estimates a country’s earnings both domestically and abroad.Colombia’s GDP. GDP at purchaser’s prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any ...
Colombia’s 11 best soccer players ever - Colombia Reports
Jan 9, 2018 · To give some historical context to the 2014 Colombian national team, we have compiled Colombia’s “11 best soccer players of all time.”. 1. Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama. Carlos Valderrama. Known for his bodacious blonde afro, flamboyant ball handling, and force of character, Valderrama became the symbol for a generation of Colombian soccer.
Colombia marks 25th anniversary of Galan's assasination
Aug 18, 2014 · Luis Carlos Galan, a favored presidential candidate and outspoken enemy of Colombia’s drug cartels, was assassinated 25 years ago on August 18 during a campaign rally outside Bogota.. At the time of his assassination in 1989, Luis Carlos Galan was predicted in polls to win the 1990 presidential term with 60% of the votes, according to El Espectador newspaper.
ELN - Colombia Reports
by Colombia Reports May 14, 2022. The National Liberation Army (ELN), is Colombia’s last-standing far-left guerrilla organization. The group has been at war with the state since 1964. The group was originally formed by farmers who were heavily inspired by the Cuban revolution and “liberation theology,” a religious theory that seeks to ...
AGC / Clan del Golfo (Gulf Clan) | Colombia Reports
Oct 25, 2021 · The “Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia” (AGC), a.k.a. “Gulf Clan,” is Colombia’s most powerful paramilitary group that allegedly controls most of the country’s drug trade. Authorities formally consider the AGC a “Class A Organized Armed Group” and claim the group is the main ally of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico.
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One of Colombia’s top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries. October 10, 2024. One of Colombia’s best online publications, Voragine, said Thursday that it will suspend reporting on paramilitary groups and drug trafficking because of “situations that compromise our security.”. The decision implies….