National Front
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The National Front was a political coalition in Colombia formed by the Liberal and Conservative parties. This agreement, established in 1957, aimed to end the period of intense political violence known as "La Violencia" by alternating power between the two parties for 16 years. The National Front provided for an equal sharing of government posts and representation on all bodies. This arrangement was intended to stabilize the country after years of conflict, which had resulted in over 200,000 deaths between 1946 and 1964. The coalition also oversaw economic planning and reforms, though it faced challenges from economic downturns and the rise of guerrilla groups.12
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ColombiaLa Violencia, dictatorship, and democratic restorationThe arrangement for the National Front government—a coalition of Conservatives and Liberals—was made by Alberto Lleras Camargo, representing the Liberals, and Laureano Gómez, leader of the Conservative Party, in the Declaration of Sitges (1957). The unique agreement provided for alternation of Conservatives and Liberals in the presidency, an equal…
Read MoreThe arrangement for the National Front government—a coalition of Conservatives and Liberals—was made by Alberto Lleras Camargo, representing the Liberals, and Laureano Gómez, leader of the Conservative Party, in the Declaration of Sitges (1957). The unique agreement provided for alternation of Conservatives and Liberals in the presidency, an equal…
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history of Latin AmericaMovement toward democracy…a bipartisan coalition (called the National Front) whereby they shared power equally between themselves while formally shutting out any minor parties. Once this arrangement expired in 1974, Colombia became again a more conventional political democracy, such as Costa Rica had been since before 1950 and Venezuela became in 1958 after…
Read More…a bipartisan coalition (called the National Front) whereby they shared power equally between themselves while formally shutting out any minor parties. Once this arrangement expired in 1974, Colombia became again a more conventional political democracy, such as Costa Rica had been since before 1950 and Venezuela became in 1958 after…
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