Colombian History and Politics

Politics and Institutions since 1900

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  1. Which two parties dominated Colombian politics from the middle of the 19th century?
  2. Whose assassination on 9 April 1948 caused the Bogotazo riots?
  3. What is the name of the period of civil conflict between Liberals and Conservatives that began after 1948?
  4. What did the National Front of 1958 to 1974 agree between the two parties?
  5. In which year were women in Colombia given the vote, and when did they first vote in the national plebiscite?
  6. Which constitution replaced that of 1886?
  7. Which legal action introduced in 1991 lets any citizen ask a judge to protect fundamental rights quickly?
  8. How many departments does Colombia have, apart from the capital district?
  9. Which building is the seat of the Colombian president in Bogota?
  10. Which two chambers make up the Colombian Congress?
  11. Which flag colours does Colombia have, from top to bottom?
  12. Which country did Colombia fight in 1932 and 1933 over the town of Leticia?
  13. Colombia was the only Latin American country to send an army battalion to which war?
  14. The Constitution of 1886 was replaced in 1991. For how many years did it last?
  15. Which general took power in 1953 and gave women the vote?
  16. Which president led the Revolution on the March reforms of the 1930s?
  17. Which system of 1991 lets Indigenous people hold special seats in Congress?
  18. Which list gives the president's terms in the National Front correctly?
  19. Which year did the Liberal and Conservative parties sign the National Front pact?
  20. Which body, created in 1991, rules on whether laws follow the constitution?
  21. Which clash of 1985 saw guerrillas occupy the Palace of Justice in Bogota?
  22. Which list gives these in order of date, earliest first?
  23. Which treaty of 1922 gave Colombia the port of Leticia on the Amazon?
  24. Which list gives Colombia's constitutions in order, earliest first?
  25. Which Liberal president, elected in 1930, ended almost half a century of Conservative governments?

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