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Colombia is easily the most confounding country in the Americas. Its democratic tradition is among the most long-standing in the hemisphere, with only eleven years of military rule otherwise marring its 208 years of independence. With Latin America's third-largest population and third-largest e...

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Main Author: Mahoney, Richard D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:What everyone needs to know.
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