1953 Colombian coup d'état
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The 1953 Colombian coup d'état was the bloodless coup followed by seizing of power from Conservative President Laureano Gómez, by Colombia's commander in chief Gustavo Rojas Pinilla on June 13, 1953. Colombia was ruled by Rojas Pinilla's military dictatorship until the Colombian coup of May 10, 1957, when he was forced to step down and hand over power to a military junta.[1][2]
The coup had the support of former Presidents Mariano Ospina Pérez and Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, as well as the National Police and Military Forces (armed forces of Colombia).[1][2]
External links
- (Colombia Coup 1953) Archived 2006-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ a b "Biography of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla" (in Spanish). wsp.presidencia.gov.co. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b Molano, Enrique Santos. "LAS DIEZ HORAS AGITADAS DE UN SÁBADO TRANQUILO" [THE TEN HECTIC HOURS OF A QUIET SATURDAY]. Revista Credencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-06-12.