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...promise : he stopped the four-year war between the brutal policemen-followers of his fanatically Conservative predecessor, Lau-reano Gomez, and the Gomez-hating Liberal guerrillas. Although a Conservative himself, Rojas fired the cops, earning their hatred, and amnestied the Liberals, earning their gratitude. The new peacebreakers are mostly Laureanista ex-cops, far gone in the habit of murder and bitter toward Rojas and the Liberals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLOMBIA: The Habit of Murder | 1/18/1954 | See Source »

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