VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > D. Latin America, 1945–2000 > 2. South America, 1945–2000 > h. Colombia > 1997, March 16
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Colombian defense minister Guillermo Alberto Gonzalez resigned due to allegations that he accepted a campaign contribution from a drug trafficker.  1
 
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More than 30 people were killed in the remote village of Mapiripan in a massacre allegedly perpetrated by a right-wing paramilitary group.  2
 
 
 
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