This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, Colombia. Colombia is one of three states that succeeded the dissolution of Gran Colombia which fought for independence from the Spanish empire beginning in 1810 and ultimately ending in 1819.
Map of Colombia courtesy of CIA World Factbook
Spanish Invasion: New Granada 1815-16
Bolivar in Venezuela 1816-18
Colombian Civil War 1840
Colombian Civil War 1860-61
Ecuadoran-Colombian War 1863
Colombian Liberal Coup 1867
Colombian Conservative Revolt 1876
Santander's Rebellion 1884-5
War Faction Revolt: Colombia 1893
War Faction Revolt: Colombia 1895
One Thousand Days War 1899-1903
Panamanian Secession 1903
Colombian-Peruvian Border Dispute 1911
Colombian-Peruvian Border 1922
Letica War 1932-33
The "Bogotazo" in Colombia 1948
The "Violencia" in Colombia 1948-58
Colombian Military Coup 1953
ELN Insurgency: Colombia 1966-Present
FARC Insurgency: Colombia 1968-
M-19 Terrorism: Colombia 1972-91
Cost-of-Living Strike: Colombia 1977
Drug War: Colombia 1978-
Colombian Peasant Uprising 1996
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