La Violencia

BOETTCHER: The son of a farmer and a school teacher, Pablo Escobar grew up in Colombia's second largest city during a period called La Violencia, The Violence, a time when murder became commonplace.

CNN Transcript May 25, 2003 2003

January 1986, refers to "more than 200,000" deaths during La Violencia, which is similar to the "some 200,000" figure that Hobsbawm favors.

Watch on Colombia Neier, Aryeh 1987

Soon after, the country achieved a relative degree of political stability, which was interrupted by a bloody conflict that took place between the late 1940s and the early 1950s, known as La Violencia ( "The Violence").

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

Though Uribe will go down in history as the best president since the dark days of La Violencia in 1948 (Gaviria is second best for opening the economy, killing Escobar, and developing a generation of leaders), the people do not want more of the same intensity.

Michael Fairbanks: The Colombian Elections: Who Will Be the Next President of Macondo? 2010

La Violencia came to an official end in 1958 with a National Front that allowed the Liberal and Conservative elites to share public office and alternate the presidency.

A History of the FARC and Reviewing The FARC Revolutionist by Renate Vanegas 2009

During the decade La Violencia claimed the lives of between 200,000 to 300,000 Colombians.

A History of the FARC and Reviewing The FARC Revolutionist by Renate Vanegas 2009

La Violencia was triggered by the assassination of the Liberal presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on April 9, 1948.

A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008

La Violencia was triggered by the assassination of the Liberal presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on April 9, 1948.

A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008

La Violencia was triggered by the assassination of the Liberal presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on April 9, 1948.

A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008

For all the trappings of modern democracy and capitalism, the roots of violence in Colombia run deep, from the days of plundering conquistadors through the internecine wars of the late 1940s known simply as La Violencia.

The Tears Of A Nation 2008