Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Assassination Sparks Bogotazo Riot in Colombia, April 9, 1948
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
Date: April 9, 1948
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