Palace of Justice siege

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The Palace of Justice siege was a 1985 armed takeover of Colombia’s Supreme Court building by the M-19 guerrilla group, followed by a deadly military retaking that resulted in over 100 deaths and the destruction of much of the court.

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Label Occurrences
Palace of Justice siege canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
siege ⓘ
terrorist attack ⓘ
aim to force a political dialogue with the Colombian government ⓘ
to put President Belisario Betancur on trial by the Supreme Court ⓘ
allegation excessive use of force by the military ⓘ
forced disappearances of civilians ⓘ
torture of detainees ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Toma del Palacio de Justicia ⓘ
commandedBy M-19 leadership ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
endDate 1985-11-07 ⓘ
hasCause political conflict between M-19 and Colombian state ⓘ
hasConsequence long-term impact on Colombian transitional justice debates ⓘ
public controversy over state responsibility ⓘ
hasEffect death of Supreme Court justices ⓘ
destruction of much of the Palace of Justice building ⓘ
loss of important judicial archives ⓘ
hasVictim Colombian judiciary ⓘ
Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia ⓘ
investigatedBy Colombian judiciary ⓘ
Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
location Bogotá ⓘ
Palace of Justice ⓘ
linked to: Palacio de Justicia
mainLanguageOfAlternativeName Spanish ⓘ
mediaCoverage international media ⓘ
national media in Colombia ⓘ
notableParticipant Belisario Betancur ⓘ
Supreme Court justices of Colombia ⓘ
numberOfDeaths >100 ⓘ
numberOfHostages >300 ⓘ
opponent Colombian Army ⓘ
Colombian National Police ⓘ
Colombian government ⓘ
partOf Colombian armed conflict ⓘ
perpetrator 19th of April Movement ⓘ
M-19 guerrilla group ⓘ
recognizedAs serious human rights violation ⓘ
responseBy Colombian military forces ⓘ
result death of most M-19 attackers inside the building ⓘ
destruction of Supreme Court facilities ⓘ
heavy civilian casualties ⓘ
military retaking of the Palace of Justice ⓘ
startDate 1985-11-06 ⓘ
year 1985 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palacio de Justicia de Colombia → event → Palace of Justice siege ⓘ
M-19 guerrilla movement → involvedIn → Palace of Justice siege ⓘ