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After the downfall of Venezuela's government many people were urgent to find a place to stay and recap. The Colombian borders were being bombarded with many desperate Venezuelan's. This has created created an economic conflict since many Venezuelan's are taking Colombian jobs.

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In these times Colombia supplied 90% of the world's cocaine trade. The U.S got involved into the drug wars in Colombia after 60% of the cocaine was being transported in the United States. The U.S froze assets and arrested many narcotic traffickers.

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The war is most know as the Thousand Days' war. The conflict was between liberals and conservatives. It was an ideological war opposed to a regional one.

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Colombia has the second largest African population after Brazil in South America. The "Negritude Laws" were set up to punish racial discrimination after a newly elected government recognized the large population of slaves. These laws help shape a new Colombia in which slavery was abolished.

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The people from Colombia were unhappy with the Spanish rule after Napoleon invaded the throne. The Colombian patriots protested in the streets and the Spanish rule allowed limited independence. Later on July 20, 1810 became independent officially from Spain.

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African slave labor was brought to Colombia in the early 1550s. They mostly worked for transportation, construction, and domestic labor but soon evolved into gold and platinum mining. This affected the economy greatly and the gold business expanded.

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Santa Fe de Bogota became the first capital in Colombia which was founded by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada. It is geographically in the relative center of Colombia. As the population grew it became economically, culturally, and political important.

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Colombia was considered the gate-way to South America since the first settlements took place there. The tribes from North America and Central America such as the Incas took advantage over Colombia. The Incas built major civilizations with advanced development which indicated it was first area with a working civilization. This became the foundation of the economically rising country.