1953 Colombian coup d'état

When

13 Jun 1953

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

4.61° N, 74.08° W

The 1953 Colombian coup d'état was the bloodless coup followed by seizing of power from Conservative President Laureano Gómez, by Colombia's commander in chief Gustavo Rojas Pinilla on June 13, 1953. Colombia was ruled by Rojas Pinilla's military dictatorship until the Colombian coup of May 10, 1957, when he was forced to step down and hand over power to a military junta.

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