Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between the United States and Colombia, 1945-1959.

Format:

Book

Series:

Archives unbound

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of State--Archives.

Colombia--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Colombia.

Colombia--Politics and government--1946-1974.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between the US and Colombia, 1945-1959

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.

Summary:

The history of Colombia following the Second World War was most notably marked by La Violencia (The Violence), a ten-year civil war spanning the years 1948 to 1958, between the Colombian Conservative Party and the Colombian Liberal Party. La Violencia conflict took place between the Military Forces of Colombia and the National Police of Colombia supported by Colombian Conservative Party paramilitary groups on one side, and paramilitary and guerrilla groups aligned with the Colombian Liberal Party and the Colombian Communist Party on the other side. The war was mostly fought in the Colombian countryside, with Conservative-supporting peasants seizing the agricultural lands of Liberal-supporting peasants, which provoked peasant-to-peasant violence throughout the country. Most estimates indicate 200,000 people lost their lives during La Violencia. This period of Colombian history saw numerous presidencies and a military coup. Covering primarily the early Cold War documents, this collection gives researchers a unique insight into American foreign policy during one of its most stressful periods in international relations. After World War II, with only two superpowers vying for influence, access, and control, the United States looked to its state department to provide detailed analyses and insight into political affairs. As such these records are bound to be of great interest to diplomatic historians and historians studying these countries, seeking to understand American foreign affairs during this period.

Notes:

Date range of documents: 1945-1959.

Reproduction of the originals from the National Archives (United States).

OCLC:

1401981658

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.