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JonLP24

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5. Colombia has been in a civil war though I think it ended

Tue Nov 20, 2018, 06:34 PM

Nov 2018

Ever since this happened.

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (January 23, 1903 – April 9, 1948) was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister (1940) and Labor Minister (1943–1944), mayor of Bogotá (1936) and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party. He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off the Bogotazo[2] and leading to a violent period of political unrest in Colombian history known as La Violencia (approx. 1948 to 1958).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Eliécer_Gaitán

I'd have to research more but I think there were a lot of privitazed armies. US taking sides. Venezuela taking sides.

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Trump administration prepares to add Venezuela to list of state sponsors of terrorism [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2018 OP

While planting his lips firmly on Saudi Arabia's ass. John Fante Nov 2018 #1

They are corrupt and authoritarian JonLP24 Nov 2018 #2

They refused to hand over their oil to malaise Nov 2018 #3

They are (and have been for years) actively supporting COLGATE4 Nov 2018 #4

Colombia has been in a civil war though I think it ended JonLP24 Nov 2018 #5

Some of the guerrilla organizations signed a peace treaty COLGATE4 Nov 2018 #6

Thank you for sharing JonLP24 Nov 2018 #7