Colombia
is a Spanish-speaking nation on the northern and
northwestern coasts of South America. The current
president of Colombia is Álvaro Uribe
Vélez. Colombia is an ally of the United
States.
Colombia is currently embroiled in a long-running
and complicated civil war, and has ongoing conflicts
with neighboring Ecuador and Venezuela.
War of Independence
(1811–1819) --
Gran Colombia-Peru
War (1828–1829) --
War of the Supremes
(1839–1841) --
Colombian Civil
War (1860–1862)--
Ecuadorian-Colombian
War (1863)--
Colombian Civil
War of
1876 --
Colombian Civil
War of
1885 --
Colombian Civil War of
1895 --
Thousand Days
War (1899–1902) --
Panamanian Secession
(1903)--Panamanian rebels, aided
by the United States, seceeded from Colombia.
Colombia-Peru War
(1932–1933) --
World War
II (1939-1945) --Colombia joined
with the Allies, but did not engage in any
combat.
La
Violencia (1948–1958) --
Civil War
The Korean War
(1950–1953)-- Colombia sent
an army battallion to join the American-led United
Nations forces fight against the North Koreans and
Chinese Communists.
Colombian
Coup (1963)--Colombia's military
commander-in-chief, General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
overthrew the ruling government and ruled Colombia
as a military dicator until 1957.
Colombian Civil
War (1964-Present)--
Colombia-Venezuela
Conflict (2009)--
Colombia's commander in chief Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
seized power by coup, ruling as dictator
(1953-57).
Resources and
Links on Colombia's Wars and Conflicts:
Colombia
launches US drones over Venezuela –
or was that 'Santa's sleigh'? --Christian Science
Monitor, Dec. 22, 2009
Colombia
denies Venezuela's claims of spy drones--BBC News,
Dec. 22, 2009
Chavez
Adds Dutch to His Enemies List --Korea Times, Dec.
22, 2009
Drones
Violate Venezuelan Air Space near Colombian
Border--Venezuelanalysis.com, Dec. 22, 2009
Tensions
with Venezuela Rise Over New Colombian Military Base
--Latin America News Dispatch, Dec. 21, 2009
Colombia
to build new military base on Venezuelan border
--Colombia Reports, Dec. 20, 2009
Colombia
raps Venezuela over FARC rebel "insult" --Reuters,
Dec 9, 2009