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Events of 1992 in Colombia .

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  1. ↑ The Office of the Vice President was officially abolished by the 1905 National Constituent Assembly on 28 March 1905, and it was only reinstituted after the ratification of the new 1991 Constitution and filled in the following presidential elections in 1994.

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References

  1. ↑ "Asesinados doce militares y un civil" [Twelve Soldiers and One Civilian Killed]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 23 February 1992. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Escobar Moreno, David (3 June 2017). "Caño Sibao, un escenario de muerte de la Unión Patriótica" [Caño Sibao, a Scene of Death of the Patriotic Union]. El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Un lucha comunitaria que resiste apesar del dolor" [A Community Struggle That Resists Despite the Pain]. Comisión de la Verdad, Gobierno de Colombia. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Today in history: 1992 - Colombia drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes prison". Aol. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Treaster, Joseph B. (23 July 2024). "Colombian Drug Baron Escapes Luxurious Prison After Gunfight" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Human Rights Watch World Report 1993: Colombia". Human Rights Watch. 1 January 1993. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "3 Who Escaped With Colombia Drug Lord Give Up" . The New York Times . 9 October 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Emergency is Declared in Colombia" . The Washington Post . 9 November 1992. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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