1. Political Problems
... to challenge civilian authority and failed as the incumbent president dismissed them. At the same time, a contradictory feature of Colombia's long democratic tradition has been its high level of political violence that started on the 1940's and its has continued until today. This violence includes left-wing insurgency and terrorism, right-wing paramilitary activity, and ... democratic system survived, and Febres Cordero transferred power to his long-time rival, Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, in August 1988. Whereas Febres Cordero, a millionaire businessman from Guayaquil, had advocated a free-...
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