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Breaking Colombia news is important to many worldwide. Though Colombia-Travel-Magazine is not considered a "news" desk, we do strive in bringing you RSS feeds from multiple trusted and credible Colombian and International news agencies.

As you study this page look for the links that will take you to Colombian newspapers that bring the news to the citizens and report to the world.

Colombia has a rich history, so news and historic events have been recorded in the annals of time. A quick listing of some events and Colombia News;

  • 1525 - Spain begins conquest of Colombia.
  • 1819 - Simon Bolivar defeats Spanish at Boyaca. Republic of Gran Colombia formed with Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
  • 1899-1903 - "The War of the Thousand Days": around 120,000 people die in civil war between Liberals and Conservatives. Panama becomes an independent state.
  • 1948-57 - 250,000-300,000 killed in civil war.
  • 1985 - Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts. An estimated 23,000 people are killed in four Andean towns.
  • 1991 - New constitution legalises divorce, prohibits extradition of Colombians wanted for trial in other countries and guarantees indigenous peoples' democratic rights, but without addressing their territorial claims.
  • 1993 - Pablo Escobar, Medellin drug-cartel leader, shot dead while trying to evade arrest.
  • 1999 January - Powerful earthquake kills some 1,000 people. Cities of Armenia and Pereira badly hit.
  • 2002 May - Independent candidate Alvaro Uribe wins a first-round presidential election victory, promises to crack down hard on rebel groups.
  • 2006 February - Colombia and the US agree on a free trade deal. The agreement awaits ratification in both countries.
  • 2007 July - Hundreds of thousands protest in Bogota against kidnappings and conflict in the country.
  • 2008 May - Colombia extradites 14 paramilitary warlords to the United States to stand trial on drug trafficking charges. US hails move as evidence Colombia deserves trade deal. Colombian opposition complains the extraditions mean that the militia leaders will not reveal their alleged links to political allies of Mr Uribe.
  • Farc announces death of its leader and founder, Manuel Marulanda.
  • 2008 July - Colombian army rescues the country's highest-profile hostage, Ingrid Betancourt, held in captivity for six years by Farc. She was among 15 hostages freed in an operation in the southern-central region of Guaviare.
  • 2011 May - Senate approves law to compensate victims of civil conflict and return land to millions of displaced people. President Santos describes the new law as "historic".
  • 2011 October - US Congress passes long-delayed free trade agreement with Colombia, despite concerns over country's poor record of labour relations.
  • ...to see the complete this list of Colombia News click link here .

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