Word: colombian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Bank and AID agreed to grant a stand-by loan that would give Colombia time to diversify and lessen its dependence on coffee. But there was a catch: Colombia had to devalue its peso, a move that would be highly unpopular. Lleras flatly refused, stirred up nationalistic fires in Colombians by informing them that "the governing of the nation was entrusted to us and not to the international organizations." With that, he imposed stiff exchange controls, froze all foreign exchange, cut imports by 44% and plastered the country with "Buy Colombian" billboards...
...skilled economist Lleras knew only too well that Colombia badly needed the loan and that there was no way to avoid devaluation. Last week in his televised charla (chat) with the country, he explained that he had reopened talks with the lending agencies and proposed his own "Colombian plan." Beaming, he announced: "Naturally, they accepted it." The plan included further import controls, tight restrictions on capital movement, and something called "full convertibility"-which almost certainly meant a sleight-of-hand devaluation within six months...
...week's end was the only Cuban athlete to defect to the West. Juan Pablo had to manage his escape all by himself. Wearing a borrowed Puerto Rican sweater, he sneaked out of the Cuban compound, caught a bus to the nearest Catholic church. There he found a Colombian priest, who took him to a Puerto Rican assemblyman, who passed him on to a U.S. Immigration officer, who after a check with Washington, granted him asylum...
...COLOMBIA Volunteers will work in rural areas under the technical directions and supervision of United Nations FAO and Colombian National Institute of Nutrition officials. They will be concerned with home economics and agricultural extension activities...
...COLOMBIA Under the technical supervision of the American Associations for Health. Physical Education and Recreation and various Colombian agencies. Volunteers will assist in the expansion and improvement of youth programs, physical education programs, sports clubs, etc. throughout the country and will assist in the televising of education programs in health, physical education and recreation...