El bogotazo

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EL BOGOTAZO 

it is one of the acts more representative of colombian history wilmer 

in Colombian history causing a significance policy, do ocurried in bogota downtown

"El Bogotazo" would result in a period known as La Violencia , which occurred on April 9, 1948 , That protests have occurred in Bogotá, about 10 hours of conflict left the city far Destroyed , This happened Made a period in which the Two Most Important Political Parties ( Liberal Party and the Conservative Party) fought hard the other Power,

  Conservative Party

                                                                    liberal party 

Jorge eliecer Gaitan was a leader of liberal party and the most prominent politicaln in the country during that time . gaitan was candidate of presidential election and  massive support among the working class of the country, was seen as the most likely candidate for win . Both conservative and liberal elites were very traditional Concerned by this possibility

                                                              the bogotazo 1948

the murder 

that day he was invited to lunch by a political supporter, Plinio Mendoza Neira. Upon leaving, the group was surprised by a lone gun man who fired repeatedly Gaitan from the front. Gaitan fell

                                                         Jorge Eliecer Gaitan 

At 1:20 pm President Ospina was notified of the murder. After dumping the body of Roa outside the Presidential Palace, the crowd attacked the palace with stones and bricks. Many cars, buses and trams were burned. A few hours later violence broke out in other cities such as Medellin, Ibague, Barranquilla

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