The Spread Of Terrorism In Colombia

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Terrorism is a global plague which is defined as the use of violence and force for political purpose. This meaning has evolved through the years because terrorism has been used by religious and social group to terrify and submit civil people. During the latest years, the world has been horrified about the crimes that certain groups such as Al-Qaeda, ISIS, ETA among others have committed based on their religious belief or ideologies. However, terrorism is not only in Europe or the Middle East but also in our region. One of the countries that has face terrorism thread for decades is Colombia. This way of violence has its beginning with, Colombia independence from Spain and the creation of political parties.
In 1946, The power struggle between
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Both parties reached an agreement, sponsored by the Spanish government of Franco, and divided the country’s power for them, creating a unique party and not allowing other to participate in elections. At this point another ideology had already raised in America and also in Colombia, the comunism. The United States, concerning about the spread of comunism in the wold, help to defeat the communists in Colombia, and the country became the field of massacress. Trying to bring peace to the Country, President Rojas Pinilla outlawed the comunist party and propose amnisty for guerrilla. Some of the guerrilleros refused disarmed, among them was Manuel Marulanda Vélez, tiro fijo. The rebels went into the virgen Colombian forrest and created an autonomous community in Marquetalia where they farmed the land. Later on, Colombian goverment denounced the presence of independent republics, as a result, the government consolidated the national security doctriny, adviced by the United States, attacked Marquetalia and created dissapirances, tortures, summaries. In consequence, Manual Marulanda and his group, elated by the resistance in the city and strengthened by the military experience in combatate, decided to confront the Colombian State and formed Colombian Revolucionary Armed Forces in 1964.Through the years, FARC has been grown, modernized and profesionalize. They enlisted poor farmers who tired of militar represion and due to lack of opportunities have decided to join the

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