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| 1538 - Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada completed the Spanish conquest and founded the kingdom of New Granada |
| 1717 - Bogota became the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. |
| 1780 - Many people revolted agianst Spanish rule. The revolt was crushed, but served as a spark for the independence movement |
| 1810 - Most parts of New Granada declare their independence from Spain |
| 1819 - Simon Bolivar defeated Spanish troops near Bogota and becomes first president of Gran Colombia |
| 1853 - A new constitution seperates church and state. |
| 1886 - Colombia becomes a republic |
| 1899-1902 - civil war breaks out known as the War of the Thousand Days. |
| 1903 - Panama revolted after the senate refused a treaty allowing for the construction of the Panama canall. U.S. helps Panama gain it's independence. |
| 1922 - U.S. agrees to pay Colombia for the loss of Panama. |
| 1958-1974 - Government slowly restores confidence in the economy and government. |
| 1980s - The government's attempts to crack down on drug cartels is met with violent resistance. |
| 1948 - Assassination of the Liberal party leader triggers a period of chaos and turmoil known as La Violencia. |
| 1993 - Colombian government made significant progress in combating the powerful Medellin drug cartel. |
| 1995 - Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela form the Group of Three, a free-trade organization to eliminate all tariffs and quotas on trade between these countries |
| 1996 - After allegations that drug-traffickers financed his campaign, President Pizano was indicted by the government prosecutors on charges of illegal enrichment, falsifying documents, attempted cover-up, and electoral fraud. Congress then cleared Pizano of all charges. |
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