What is Colombia M-19?

What is Colombia M-19?

The 19th of April Movement (Spanish: Movimiento 19 de Abril), or M-19, was a Colombian guerrilla organisation movement. After its demobilization it became a political party, the M-19 Democratic Alliance (Alianza Democrática M-19), or AD/M-19.

What does M-19 stand for?

In history: May 19th Communist Organization (M19), an American far-left female-led terrorist group active during the 1970s–1980s.

How did the Supreme Court of Colombia disappear?

The guerrilla group called themselves the “Iván Marino Ospina Company” after an M-19 commander who had been killed by the Colombian military on 28 August 1985. Hours later, after a military raid, the incident left almost half of the 25 Supreme Court Justices dead.

What was the largest guerrilla group in Colombia in the 1970s?

In the 1970s multiple guerrilla movements emerged in Colombia. One of these groups was the 19th of April Movement, the M-19. This group established in reaction to the claimed fraud that happened during the presidential elections in 1970.

Where is Simon Bolivar sword?

“Today it returns to the hands of the Colombian people.” The sword was presented to a group of children, whom Navarro described as “the torchbearers of Bolivar’s spirit,” and later placed in a special case in Bolivar’s home, now a museum.

Who Killed Minister of Justice in Colombia?

Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (August 11, 1946 – April 30, 1984) was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Minister of Justice under President Belisario Betancur, and was assassinated by orders of Pablo Escobar because of his work as Minister in prosecuting cocaine traffickers mainly belonging to the Medellín Cartel.

What happened to the FARC?

On 27 June 2017, FARC ceased to be an armed group, disarming itself and handing over its weapons to the United Nations. However, about 2,000 to 2,500 FARC dissidents still take on FARC’s original doctrine and continue with drug trafficking, though far smaller than the group at its peak.