Republic of Colombia - Revision history

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|national_motto=Libertad y Orden\|englishmotto=Freedom and Order\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[~~Gustavo Petro~~]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[~~Francia Márquez~~]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|currency=Colombian peso\|currency_code=COP\|drives_on=right\|calling_code=+57\|iso3166code=CO\|cctld=.co\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|national_motto=Libertad y Orden\|englishmotto=Freedom and Order\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Abelardo de la Espriella]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[José Manuel Restrepo]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|currency=Colombian peso\|currency_code=COP\|drives_on=right\|calling_code=+57\|iso3166code=CO\|cctld=.co\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}

	'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the northern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an western coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the west by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the east by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southeast by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].		'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the northern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an western coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the west by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the east by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southeast by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].

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Colombia is located on the northern part of south america, also Gustavo Petro is farther left than social democracy, a self proclaimed Democratic Socialist

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|national_motto=Libertad y Orden\|englishmotto=Freedom and Order\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Gustavo Petro]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Francia Márquez]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|currency=Colombian peso\|currency_code=COP\|drives_on=right\|calling_code=+57\|iso3166code=CO\|cctld=.co\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|national_motto=Libertad y Orden\|englishmotto=Freedom and Order\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Gustavo Petro]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Francia Márquez]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|currency=Colombian peso\|currency_code=COP\|drives_on=right\|calling_code=+57\|iso3166code=CO\|cctld=.co\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}

	'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the ~~southern~~ part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an western coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the west by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the east by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southeast by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].		'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the northern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an western coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the west by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the east by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southeast by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].

	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== 2022 presidential election ===		=== 2022 presidential election ===
	Gustavo Petro, a ~~social democrat~~, won the 2022 presidential election against far-right candidate [[Rodolfo Hernández]].<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?\|date=2022-06-19\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234916/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>		Gustavo Petro, a democratic socialist, won the 2022 presidential election against far-right candidate [[Rodolfo Hernández]].<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?\|date=2022-06-19\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234916/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

General-KJ: Expanded article

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Gustavo Petro]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Francia Márquez]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|national_motto=Libertad y Orden\|englishmotto=Freedom and Order\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Gustavo Petro]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Francia Márquez]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|currency=Colombian peso\|currency_code=COP\|drives_on=right\|calling_code=+57\|iso3166code=CO\|cctld=.co\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}

	'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the southern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an western coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the ~~east~~ by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the ~~west~~ by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the ~~southwest~~ by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].		'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the southern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an western coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the west by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the east by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southeast by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].

	== History ==		== History ==

			=== Spanish colonization ===
			[[Monarchy of Spain (1516–1700)\|Spanish]] explorers arrived in the region in 1499 with [[Colonialism\|colonization]] beginning in the 16th century with the city of Santa Marta being founded in 1525 and the port of Cartagena in 1533. Conquest of the region was completed in the 1530s and the [[New Kingdom of Granada\|New Grenada]] colony established, which was made into a [[Viceroyalty of New Granada\|Viceroyalty]] in 1718. This Viceroyalty also included modern day Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.<ref>{{Citation\|author=S. A. Gonionskii\|year=1979\|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia\|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Colombia\|chapter=Colombia\|section=Colonial period}}</ref>

	=== Colombian conflict ===		=== Colombian conflict ===
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	== References ==		== References ==
			[[Category:Colombia]]
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
			[[Category:Former Spanish colonies]]
	[[Category:Global south]]		[[Category:Global south]]
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:Latin American countries]]		[[Category:Latin American countries]]

General-KJ: Compass directions

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Gustavo Petro]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Francia Márquez]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Gustavo Petro]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Francia Márquez]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}

	'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the southern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an ~~eastern~~ coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the east by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the west by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southwest by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].		'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the southern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an western coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the east by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the west by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southwest by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].

	== History ==		== History ==

General-KJ: Minor expansion

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Minor expansion

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=50,~~372~~,~~424~~\|population_estimate_year=~~2020~~\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Colombian\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Gustavo Petro]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Francia Márquez]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=52,695,952\|population_estimate_year=2024\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}

	'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[South America]].		'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[Latin America]] located in the southern part of [[South America]] with a northern coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and an eastern coastline on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is bordered to the east by [[Republic of Panama\|Panama]], to the west by [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]], to the southwest by [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]] and to the south by [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]] and [[Republic of Ecuador\|Ecuador]].

	== History ==		== History ==

			=== Colombian conflict ===
	Between 1986 and 1994, the military and paramilitary killed over 20,000 people, mainly [[Left-wing politics\|leftists]] and [[Trade union\|trade unionists]]. The [[United States of America\|United States]] provided Colombia with over $100 million of military aid and stationed hundreds of troops in the country.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,		Between 1986 and 1994, the military and paramilitary killed over 20,000 people, mainly [[Left-wing politics\|leftists]] and [[Trade union\|trade unionists]]. The [[United States of America\|United States]] provided Colombia with over $100 million of military aid and stationed hundreds of troops in the country.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
	1945 to the Present\|isbn=9781842772201\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|page=137}}</ref>		1945 to the Present\|isbn=9781842772201\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|page=137}}</ref>
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	=== 2018 presidential election ===		=== 2018 presidential election ===
	On June 17, 2018, the Democratic ~~Center~~ party candidate Ivan Duque won the second round of the Colombian presidential election with 53.97 percent of the vote at the time of 99.76 percent of the total votes counted. The Humane Colombia candidate Gustavo Petro placed second with 41.81 percent of the vote. Duque won cities such as Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, and Medellin.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=People's Daily Online\|title=Ivan Duque wins presidential election, becomes next president of Colombia\|date=2018-06-18\|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0618/c90000-9472211.html\|retrieved=2023-09-13}}</ref>		On June 17, 2018, the [[Democratic Centre (Colombia)\|Democratic Centre]] party candidate [[Ivan Duque]] won the second round of the Colombian presidential election with 53.97 percent of the vote at the time of 99.76 percent of the total votes counted. The [[Humane Colombia]] candidate [[Gustavo Petro]] placed second with 41.81 percent of the vote. Duque won cities such as Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, and Medellin.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=People's Daily Online\|title=Ivan Duque wins presidential election, becomes next president of Colombia\|date=2018-06-18\|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0618/c90000-9472211.html\|retrieved=2023-09-13}}</ref>

	=== 2022 presidential election ===		=== 2022 presidential election ===
	[[Gustavo Petro]], a social democrat, won the 2022 presidential election against far-right candidate [[Rodolfo Hernández]].<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?\|date=2022-06-19\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234916/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>		Gustavo Petro, a social democrat, won the 2022 presidential election against far-right candidate [[Rodolfo Hernández]].<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?\|date=2022-06-19\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234916/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
	[[Category:Global south]]		[[Category:Global south]]
			<references />
			[[Category:Latin American countries]]

Rangerjs1: 2018 election

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2018 election

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	Colombia was involved in [[Bill Clinton\|Bill Clinton's]] Plan Colombia (2000–2006) and [[George W. Bush\|George W. Bush's]] Andean Regional Initiative (2008–2010). In 2010, it received $185 million of [[United States Armed Forces\|U.S. military]] training and aid. The United States has targeted [[Peasantry\|peasants]] who depend on the coca plant for their livelihood with herbicides such as glyphosate. Many peasants rely on [[Left-wing politics\|leftist]] groups such as [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia\|FARC]] for protection.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=Council on Hemispheric Affairs\|title=The U.S. War on Communism, Drugs, and Terrorism in Colombia\|date=2013-04-11\|url=https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315145002/https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-date=2021-03-15\|retrieved=2022-05-05}}</ref>		Colombia was involved in [[Bill Clinton\|Bill Clinton's]] Plan Colombia (2000–2006) and [[George W. Bush\|George W. Bush's]] Andean Regional Initiative (2008–2010). In 2010, it received $185 million of [[United States Armed Forces\|U.S. military]] training and aid. The United States has targeted [[Peasantry\|peasants]] who depend on the coca plant for their livelihood with herbicides such as glyphosate. Many peasants rely on [[Left-wing politics\|leftist]] groups such as [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia\|FARC]] for protection.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=Council on Hemispheric Affairs\|title=The U.S. War on Communism, Drugs, and Terrorism in Colombia\|date=2013-04-11\|url=https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315145002/https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-date=2021-03-15\|retrieved=2022-05-05}}</ref>

			=== 2018 presidential election ===
			On June 17, 2018, the Democratic Center party candidate Ivan Duque won the second round of the Colombian presidential election with 53.97 percent of the vote at the time of 99.76 percent of the total votes counted. The Humane Colombia candidate Gustavo Petro placed second with 41.81 percent of the vote. Duque won cities such as Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, and Medellin.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=People's Daily Online\|title=Ivan Duque wins presidential election, becomes next president of Colombia\|date=2018-06-18\|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0618/c90000-9472211.html\|retrieved=2023-09-13}}</ref>

	=== 2022 presidential election ===		=== 2022 presidential election ===

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|official_languages=Spanish\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=50,372,424\|population_estimate_year=2020\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Colombia.svg\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|image_map=Colombia map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=50,372,424\|population_estimate_year=2020\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}

	'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[South America]].		'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[South America]].

	== ~~U.S. involvement~~ ==		== History ==
	~~Colombia was involved in~~ [[~~Bill Clinton~~\|~~Bill Clinton's~~]] ~~Plan Colombia (2000–2006)~~ and [[~~George W. Bush~~\|~~George W. Bush's~~]] ~~Andean Regional Initiative (2008–2010)~~. ~~In 2010, it received $185 million of [[United States Armed Forces\|U.S. military]] training and aid. Peasants who depend on the coca plant for their livelihood have been targeted by the~~ [[United States of America\|United States]] with ~~herbicides such as glyphosate~~ and ~~rely on [[Left-wing politics\|leftist]] groups such as [[Revolutionary Armed Forces~~ of ~~Colombia\|FARC]] for protection~~.<ref>{{~~News citation~~\|~~newspaper~~=~~Council on Hemispheric Affairs~~\|title=~~The U.S. War on Communism~~, ~~Drugs, and Terrorism in Colombia~~\|~~date~~=~~2013-04-11~~\|~~url~~=https://~~www~~.~~coha.org~~/~~the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia~~/\|~~archive-url~~=https://~~web~~.~~archive.org/web/20210315145002~~/~~https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia~~/~~\|archive-date~~=~~2021~~-03-15\|~~retrieved~~=~~2022-05-05~~}}</ref>		Between 1986 and 1994, the military and paramilitary killed over 20,000 people, mainly [[Left-wing politics\|leftists]] and [[Trade union\|trade unionists]]. The [[United States of America\|United States]] provided Colombia with over $100 million of military aid and stationed hundreds of troops in the country.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
			1945 to the Present\|isbn=9781842772201\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|page=137}}</ref>

	== 2022 presidential election ==		Colombia was involved in [[Bill Clinton\|Bill Clinton's]] Plan Colombia (2000–2006) and [[George W. Bush\|George W. Bush's]] Andean Regional Initiative (2008–2010). In 2010, it received $185 million of [[United States Armed Forces\|U.S. military]] training and aid. The United States has targeted [[Peasantry\|peasants]] who depend on the coca plant for their livelihood with herbicides such as glyphosate. Many peasants rely on [[Left-wing politics\|leftist]] groups such as [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia\|FARC]] for protection.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=Council on Hemispheric Affairs\|title=The U.S. War on Communism, Drugs, and Terrorism in Colombia\|date=2013-04-11\|url=https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315145002/https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-date=2021-03-15\|retrieved=2022-05-05}}</ref>

			=== 2022 presidential election ===
	[[Gustavo Petro]], a social democrat, won the 2022 presidential election against far-right candidate [[Rodolfo Hernández]].<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?\|date=2022-06-19\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234916/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>		[[Gustavo Petro]], a social democrat, won the 2022 presidential election against far-right candidate [[Rodolfo Hernández]].<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?\|date=2022-06-19\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234916/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>

Amicchan: Added flag in Infobox.

2022-09-05T15:17:03Z

Added flag in Infobox.

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|official_languages=Spanish\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=50,372,424\|population_estimate_year=2020}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Colombia\|native_name=República de Colombia\|capital=[[Bogotá]]\|largest_city=[[Bogotá]]\|official_languages=Spanish\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|area_km2=1,141,748\|population_estimate=50,372,424\|population_estimate_year=2020\|image_flag=Flag_of_Colombia.svg}}

	'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[South America]].		'''Colombia''', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''', is a country in [[South America]].

Ledlecreeper27: Election results

2022-06-28T18:05:42Z

Election results

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	== 2022 presidential election ==		== 2022 presidential election ==
	~~The 2022 presidential election has come down to two candidates in the final round:~~ Gustavo Petro, a social democrat, ~~and~~ Rodolfo Hernández~~, a right-wing politician~~.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=~~Colombia elections~~: ~~Left makes~~ historic ~~victory against narco~~-~~regime~~\|~~date~~=2022-05-30\|url=https://~~youtu~~.be/~~SfIJ9uf40sU~~}}</ref>		[[Gustavo Petro]], a social democrat, won the 2022 presidential election against far-right candidate [[Rodolfo Hernández]].<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?\|date=2022-06-19\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234916/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
	[[Category:Global south]]		[[Category:Global south]]

Jucheguevara: added info about ongoing election

2022-05-30T17:35:22Z

added info about ongoing election

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	== U.S. involvement ==		== U.S. involvement ==
	Colombia was involved in [[Bill Clinton\|Bill Clinton's]] Plan Colombia (2000–2006) and [[George W. Bush\|George W. Bush's]] Andean Regional Initiative (2008–2010). In 2010, it received $185 million of [[United States Armed Forces\|U.S. military]] training and aid. Peasants who depend on the coca plant for their livelihood have been targeted by the [[United States of America\|United States]] with herbicides such as glyphosate and rely on [[Left-wing politics\|leftist]] groups such as [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia\|FARC]] for protection.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=Council on Hemispheric Affairs\|title=The U.S. War on Communism, Drugs, and Terrorism in Colombia\|date=2013-04-11\|url=https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315145002/https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-date=2021-03-15\|retrieved=2022-05-05}}</ref>		Colombia was involved in [[Bill Clinton\|Bill Clinton's]] Plan Colombia (2000–2006) and [[George W. Bush\|George W. Bush's]] Andean Regional Initiative (2008–2010). In 2010, it received $185 million of [[United States Armed Forces\|U.S. military]] training and aid. Peasants who depend on the coca plant for their livelihood have been targeted by the [[United States of America\|United States]] with herbicides such as glyphosate and rely on [[Left-wing politics\|leftist]] groups such as [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia\|FARC]] for protection.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=Council on Hemispheric Affairs\|title=The U.S. War on Communism, Drugs, and Terrorism in Colombia\|date=2013-04-11\|url=https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315145002/https://www.coha.org/the-u-s-war-on-communism-drugs-and-terrorism-in-colombia/\|archive-date=2021-03-15\|retrieved=2022-05-05}}</ref>

			== 2022 presidential election ==
			The 2022 presidential election has come down to two candidates in the final round: Gustavo Petro, a social democrat, and Rodolfo Hernández, a right-wing politician.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Colombia elections: Left makes historic victory against narco-regime\|date=2022-05-30\|url=https://youtu.be/SfIJ9uf40sU}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
	[[Category:Global south]]		[[Category:Global south]]