Timeline of Cali

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cali, Colombia.

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Prior to 20th century

20th century

21st century

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Other cities in Colombia:

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  2. ↑ "Así era Cali en 1810", El Pais (in Spanish), July 20, 2010
  3. ↑ Britannica 1910.
  4. ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Colombia". www.katolsk.no. Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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  6. ↑ James D. Henderson (2001). Modernization in Colombia: The Laureano Gómez Years, 1889–1965. University Press of Florida. ISBN   978-0-8130-3124-8.
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  8. ↑ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
  9. 1 2 Luis Fernando González Escobar (2010). Ciudad y arquitectura urbana en Colombia 1980–2010 (in Spanish). Editorial Universidad de Antioquia. ISBN   978-958-714-382-9.
  10. 1 2 World Bank 2002.
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  12. ↑ "Colombia Rebels Kidnap 100 At Mass but Later Let Most Go", New York Times, May 31, 1999
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