2019 in Colombia

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References

  1. "Left-wing rebel group blamed for car bomb that killed 21 in Bogota". The Washington Post. January 18, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. "Colombian teachers stage new one-day strike over poor conditions". Justice for Colombia. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. "Niño sicario es detenido en Medellín tras cobrar su doceava víctima" [Child hitman is arrested after killing his twelfth victim] (in Spanish). Tribuna.com. March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. Blinken, Antony J. (30 November 2021). "Revocation of the Terrorist Designations of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and Additional Terrorist Designations". United States Department of State. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. "Three peasant farmers working to implement peace process killed in paramilitary attack". Justice for Colombia. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. Daniels, Joe Parkin (21 November 2019). "Clashes in Colombia as hundreds of thousands protest against government". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. 1 2 Daniels, Joe Parkin (4 December 2019). "Colombia: thousands take to the streets in third national strike in two weeks". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. Falleció la exprimera dama Cecilia Caballero de López (in Spanish)
  9. Fallece en Santander el que sería el cardenal más viejo del mundo (in Spanish)