Army Roles, Missions, and Doctrine in Low Intensity Conflict (ARMLIC). Preconflict Case Study 2. Colombia

Abstract

This study of preconflict conditions in Colombia covers the period from 1930, when the opposition Liberal Party returned to political power in Colombia through a legal presidential election, until 1948, when the assassination of Jorge Eleicer Gaitan touched off riots in Bogota and exacerbated the already growing rural violence. The intervening years were marked for the most part by fairly steady and rapid economic progress, by surface social stability, and by generally good international relations. In 1946, the Conservative Party recaptured power, again by constitutional processes through a fair election. Yet internal strife, long characteristic of Colombian affairs, grew in intensity from 1946 until 1948.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1969
Accession Number
AD0882305

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Recreation
  • Sociopolitics
  • Terrain
  • Topography

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.