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Kolumbien (amtlich República de Colombia[reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞e koˈlombja], deutsch Republik Kolumbien; Kurzform auf Spanisch Colombia; abgeleitet von Christoph Kolumbus) ist eine Republik im nördlichen Teil von Südamerika und bevölkerungsmäßig der zweitgrößte Staat Südamerikas. Er grenzt sowohl an den Pazifischen Ozean als ...
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Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the ...
Kolumbien (amtlich República de Colombia [reˈpuβ̞lika ð̞e koˈlombja] , deutsch Republik Kolumbien; Kurzform auf Spanisch Colombia) ist eine Republik im nördlichen Teil von Südamerika. Der Landesname ist von Christoph Kolumbus abgeleitet. Die Republik Kolumbien ist ein Flächenstaat und reiht sich im südamerikanischen Vergleich sowohl ...
- Pre-Columbian
- Spanish Annexation
- Gran Colombia: Independence Re-Claimed
- The Republic: Liberal and Conservative Conflict
- The National Front Regime
- Post-National Front
- Post-1990
- From 2004 and on
- Bibliography
From approximately 12.000 years BP onwards, hunter-gatherer societies existed near present-day Bogotá (at El Abra and Tequendama), and they traded with one another and with cultures living in the Magdalena River valley. Due to its location, the present territory of Colombia was a corridor of early human migration from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean ...
Pre-Columbian history
Europeans first visited the territory that became Colombia in 1499 when the first expedition of Alonso de Ojeda arrived at the Cabo de la Vela. The Spanish made several attempts to settle along the north coast of today's Colombia in the early 16th century, but their first permanent settlement, at Santa Marta, dates from 1525. The Spanish commander Pedro de Heredia founded Cartagena on June 1, 1533 in the former location of the indigenous Caribbean Calamarí village. Cartagena grew rapidly, fue...
From then on, the long independence struggle was led mainly by Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander in neighboring Venezuela. Bolívar returned to New Granada only in 1819 after establishing himself as leader of the pro-independence forces in the Venezuelan llanos. From there he led an army over the Andes and captured New Granada after a quick c...
In 1863 the name of the Republic was changed officially to "United States of Colombia," and in 1886 the country adopted its present name: "Republic of Colombia". Two political parties grew out of conflicts between the followers of Bolívar and Santander and their political visions—the Conservatives and the Liberals – and have since dominated Colombi...
In July 1957, former Conservative President Laureano Gómez (1950–1953) and former Liberal President Alberto Lleras(1945–1946. 1958–1962) issued the "Declaration of Sitges," in which they proposed a "National Front," whereby the Liberal and Conservative parties would govern jointly. The presidency would be determined by an alternating conservative a...
From 1974 until 1982, different presidential administrations chose to focus on ending the persistent insurgencies that sought to undermine Colombia's traditional political system. Both groups claimed to represent the poor and weak against the rich and powerful classes of the country, demanding the completion of true land and political reform. from ...
Following administrations had to contend with the guerrillas, paramilitaries, narcotics traffickers and the violence and corruption that they all perpetuated, both through force and negotiation. Narcoterrorists assassinated three presidential candidates before César Gaviria was elected in 1990. Since the death of Medellín cartel leader Pablo Escoba...
By 2004, the security situation of Colombia had shown some measure of an improvement, and the economy, while still fragile, had also shown some positive signs. On the other hand, relatively little had been accomplished in structurally solving most of the country's other grave problems, in part due to legislative and political conflicts between the ...
Ocampo López, Javier [in Spanish] (2007). Grandes cultures indígenas de América [Great indigenous cultures of the Americas] (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Plaza & Janes Editores Colombia S.A. ISBN...
The demographics of Colombia consist of statistics regarding Colombians' health, economic status, religious affiliations, ethnicity, population density, and other aspects of the population. Colombia is the second-most populous country in South America after Brazil, and the third-most populous in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico .
Vor 4 Tagen · Colombia, country of northwestern South America. Its 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of coast to the north are bathed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea, and its 800 miles (1,300 km) of coast to the west are washed by the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and ...
