2010Colombia-Venezuela Diplomatic Crisis

July 22 – August 10: 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic cris...
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💔 Dissolution of Greater Colombia

Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama), Ecuador, and Venezuela took its place.
Dissolution of Greater Colombia (1830)
Independence MovementsSouth American HistoryPolitical FragmentationPost-ColonialismNationalismPolitical Divisions
ColombiaColombiaVenezuelaVenezuelaEcuadorEcuadorPanamaPanama

🗳️ Hugo Chávez Inaugurated as President of Venezuela

Hugo Chávez Inaugurated as President of Venezuela (1999)
VenezuelaPresidencyHugo ChávezPopulismSocialismElections
VenezuelaVenezuela

🤝 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

⚖️ UN Fact-Finding Mission Accuses Venezuela of Crimes Against Humanity

September 16: A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the Venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014.
UN Fact-Finding Mission Accuses Venezuela of Crimes Against Humanity (2020)
Human RightsUnited NationsInternational LawCrimes Against HumanityPolitical OppositionAuthoritarianismVenezuela
VenezuelaVenezuela

🗺️ Guayana Esequiba Dispute Escalation

Guayana Esequiba Dispute Escalation (2023)
Border DisputeVenezuelaGeopoliticsInternational RelationsDiplomacy
VenezuelaVenezuelaGuyanaGuyana