2016 ⟶ Colombia: Peace Deal Signed with FARC Rebels

The Colombian government signs a peace deal with FARC to end...
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🏘️ Founding of Bogotá by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founds Bogotá.⟶
Founding of Bogotá by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1538)
ColonialismExplorationSettlementSpanish EmpireConquest
ColombiaColombia

⚔️ Colombian Armed Conflict Begins

May 27: Colombian armed conflict begins.⟶
Colombian Armed Conflict Begins (1964)
Civil WarInsurgencyGuerrilla WarfareFARCParamilitarismDrug TraffickingPolitical Violence
ColombiaColombia

🌋 Nevado del Ruiz Eruption and Armero Tragedy

November 13: The Armero tragedy, in which 20,000 people die following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia.⟶
Nevado del Ruiz Eruption and Armero Tragedy (1985)
VolcanoEruptionDisasterNatural DisasterColombiaGeologyCatastrophe
ColombiaColombia

🤝 Colombia-Venezuela Diplomatic Crisis

July 22 – August 10: 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic crisis.⟶
Colombia-Venezuela Diplomatic Crisis (2010)
DiplomacyInternational RelationsBorder DisputesPolitical CrisisHugo Chávez
ColombiaColombiaVenezuelaVenezuela

🕊️ Colombia: Peace Deal Signed with FARC Rebels

The Colombian government signs a peace deal with FARC to end the Colombian conflict, despite narrowly losing a referendum.⟶
Colombia: Peace Deal Signed with FARC Rebels (2016)
Peace TreatyCivil WarInsurgencyFARCGuerrilla WarfarePolitical ConflictReferendum
ColombiaColombia