Thousand Days, The War of a
- Thousand Days, The War of a
-
▪ Colombian history
(1899–1903), Colombian civil war between Liberals and Conservatives that resulted in between 60,000 and 130,000 deaths, extensive property damage, and national economic ruin.
The Liberal Party represented coffee plantation owners and import-export merchants who favoured a laissez-faire economic policy. Largely excluded from participation in government after the Conservative victory of 1885, they were further distressed by the drastic downturn in the international price of coffee; by 1899 many coffee growers were operating at a loss.
The Conservative government, suffering from reduced customs revenues, responded by issuing unbacked paper currency, causing the value of the peso to drop precipitously. War broke out in the coffee-growing regions in 1899; and the first phase, lasting about seven months, ended with the defeat of Liberal forces at Palonegro on May 25, 1900. During the next two and a half years disorganized but highly disruptive guerrilla-style warfare raged in the rural areas, with great destruction of property and loss of life both in combat and from disease. Unable to pacify the countryside through military tactics, imprisonment, fines, and expropriation of property, the Conservatives offered amnesty and political reform on June 12, 1902. By November the two most important Liberal leaders, Rafael Uribe Uribe and Benjamín Herrera, surrendered after negotiating peace treaties promising amnesty, free elections, and political and monetary reform. Panama seceded soon after the war.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Thousand Days War — Warbox conflict=Thousand Days War (Guerra de los Mil Días) partof= campaign= caption=Child soldiers during the Thousand Days War. date=1899 ndash;1902 place=Departments of Colombia and the then Province; Panama. casus = Accusations of maintaining … Wikipedia
2007 timeline of the War in Somalia — The timeline of events in the War in Somalia during 2007 is set out below.TimelineJanuary 1, 2007On January 1, Islamists abandoned their last stronghold in Kismayo. After their departure, looters took to the streets, but order was restored… … Wikipedia
Anne of a Thousand Days — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Königin für tausend Tage Originaltitel: Anne of the Thousand Days Produktionsland: UK Erscheinungsjahr: 1969 Länge: 145 Minuten Originalsprache: englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Anne of the Thousand Days — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Königin für tausend Tage Originaltitel: Anne of the Thousand Days Produktionsland: UK Erscheinungsjahr: 1969 Länge: 145 Minuten Originalsprache: englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vietnam Veterans Against the War — (VVAW) is a tax exempt non profit organization and corporation, originally created to oppose the Vietnam War. VVAW describes itself as a national veterans organization that campaigns for peace, justice, and the rights of all United States… … Wikipedia
Opposition to the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) — Foreign troops forcibly breaking into an Afghan home to conduct a house search, with a woman and child in the background. Opposition to the decade long Afghanistan war stems from numerous factors these include the view that the U.S. invasion of… … Wikipedia
International response to the War in Darfur — While there is a general consensus in the international community that ethnic groups have been targeted and that crimes against humanity have therefore occurred, there has been debate in some quarters about whether genocide has taken place. In… … Wikipedia
Timeline of the War in Darfur — Timeline The starting point of the conflict in the Darfur region is typically said to be 26 February 2003, when a group calling itself the Darfur Liberation Front (DLF) publicly claimed credit for an attack on Golo, the headquarters of Jebel… … Wikipedia
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark — Infobox Film name = The Last Flight of Noah s Ark imdb id = 0081031 producer = Robert Fellows John Wayne director = Charles Jarrott writer = George Arthur Bloom Steven W. Carabatsos Ernest K. Gann (story) Sandy Glass starring = Elliott Gould… … Wikipedia
The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are … Catholic encyclopedia
