S5E8 | America's Big Ally: Our History With Colombia

America In Colombia is a story of secession, "School of Assassins", drugs, immigration, alliance and interference - not necessarily in that order!

In this interview, we talk about the following:

►1840s: America's interest in Colombia and Panama

►How Colombia neglected Panama

►Panama's secession from Colombia with American help

►How Colombians learn about Panama's separation

►Colombian democracy, prudent administration and U.S. alliance

►Plan Lazo & the Kennedy administration

►School of the Assassins

►Colombia: this is not our drug war

►20,000 at Pablo Escobar's funeral

►FARC

►Colombia and its assistance to 1.5 million Venezuelans

►Colombian Pres. Petro vs. American Pres. Trump

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🚩About My Guest:

Dr. Michael J. LaRosa is a professor at the History department of Rhodes College, where his scholarship focuses on the social, political and religious history of Latin America -specifically Colombia.

In this interview, we discuss two of his books:

 

🚩Other related interviews:

▶️Immigrants and Crime ▶️Ecuador, violence and gangs

I hope you enjoy these interviews about the history behind our news.

 

🚩About image:

This is a political map of Colombia in 1824. Obviously, Colombia's boundaries have changed since then. But notice Panama. It is part of Colombia in this map, and would remain so until 1903. Next to Panama is President Teddy Roosevelt, who supported Panamanian rebels to secede from Colombia.

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