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Events from the year 2002 in Colombia.

Events from the year 2003 in Colombia.

Events from the year 2005 in Colombia.

Events of 1997 in Colombia.

References

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  2. ↑ "How President Alvaro Uribe changed Colombia". BBC News. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Publications, Europa (2002). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2003. Taylor & Francis. p. 271. ISBN   978-1-85743-138-4.
  4. ↑ Kline, Harvey F. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Scarecrow Press. p. 196. ISBN   978-0-8108-7813-6.
  5. 1 2 "Senior Rebel Leader Gets 35 Years in Prison". Los Angeles Times. 5 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  6. 1 2 "The Friends of "El Viejo": Declassified Records Detail Suspected Paramilitary, Narco Ties of Former Colombian President Uribe". National Security Archive at George Washington University . 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Fiscalía ordenó captura de José Vicente Castaño por la muerte de su hermano Carlos". El Tiempo. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Colombia profile - Timeline". BBC News . 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Colombia 5-0 Uruguay (Jun 6, 2004) Final Score". ESPN . Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Contreras, Joseph (9 August 2004). "Colombia: A Harsh Light On Associate 82". Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. 1 2 Forero, Juan (7 September 2004). "Colombian Soldiers Said to Assassinate Union Leaders" . The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  12. ↑ Arango Sepúlveda, Beatriz (2004). "Un regalo para Atlántico". El Colombiano. Archived from the original on 12 December 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "M 7.2 - 32 km SSW of Pizarro, Colombia". United States Geological Survey, Dept. of the Interior. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "CONMOCIONES EN AMÉRICA DEL SUR". Le Monde diplomatique. February 2005. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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