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Evolution of the Colombian Civil War, 1928-1973
History of the Colombian Conflict, 1928-1973
1928-1929 The Santa Marta Banana Workers Massacre 45 pages
1930-1945 The Liberal Revolution 201 pages
1946-1948 Assassination of Gaitán and the bogotazo 784 pagesCommunist Activities
Liberal vs. Conservative Violence
UNIR and the Agrarian Problem
Conservative Coup Conspiracies
Falange and Nazi Party
SCADTA
Pasto Coup
1949-1958 La Violencia 119 pagesBackground of Political Disorders
9th Pan American Conference
The Assassination of Gaitán
The Bogotazo
The Intelligence Failure
The Cuban Delegation
Aftermath and Civil War
The CIA Should Know About Gaitan
1959-1965 Plan Lazo and the Alliance for Progress about 419 pagesRevolution in the Llanos
The War of Villarica
Dumar Aljure's FARC
Military Assistance Agreement with the U.S.
The Colombian Intelligence Service (SIC)
1965-1973 ELN and University Violence 139 pagesAnti-Communist Programs
Movimiento Revolucionario Liberal
Civic Action Programs
CIA Survey Teams
Hunter Killer Teams
Marquetalia and the FARC
University Violence
Attacks on U.S. Offices and Personnel
Camilo Torres and the ELN
Anti- Subversive Measures
This study is based on what is readily available for historical research at the US National Archives. Many of these documents are from the records of the US State Department. FBI, and CIA records are not generally available at the National Archives. Thanks to Edward Barnes, Richard Boylan, Milton Gustafson, Elizabeth Lipford, John Taylor, and others there who've made this work possible. I would also like to mention some of the people who have contributed to this or motivated it in some way, including Hank Albarelli, Dan Alcorn, Herbert Braun, Adelina Covo, Christy Hughes Cox, Frank Crigler, Francine Cronshaw, Victor Diusabá, George Donnelly, Equipo Nizkor, Holman Garavito, Sergio Gomez, Servando Gonzales, Margarita Lacabe, Gerardo Reyes, Maria Luz Robinson, Daniel Samper, Douglas Osher Sofer, Doug Stokes, Eduardo Umaña Luna, Maria Valencia Gaitan, and Alvaro Valencia Tovar.
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General Background on Counterinsurgency Programs
Selected Human Rights Reports (1993-2002)
Articles about U.S. Counternarcotics Programs (1998-2002)
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