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Colombia sinks into dictatorship under Laureano Gomez
In Bogota the Falangist show of blue shirts marks Gomez’s bid for presidency as Colombia shifts from stable democracy to a repressive regime. Liberal opponents face violence, exile, and executions while conservatives gain centralized power and Franco ties reshape policy and the nation’s stance in Latin America.
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