Tag Archive: Colombia

Agriculture and fishing The changing climate and diversity of habitats make Colombia suitable for the cultivation of most crops. Agriculture has been the basis of the economy, but other industries have increased in importance. However, close to a fifth of…
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Civil war The Great Depression helped the Liberals return to government in 1930. The v. a. The liberal President Alfonso López Pumarejo (* 1886, † 1959; 1934–38, 1942–45), among others, came from the newly emerging urban middle class, the workers…
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