Colombia, 1957 — dissident coup conspiracy
Event Summary
The dataset records an event coded as a dissident conspiracy in Colombia on 17 November 1957, during the five-man Military Junta period that followed the nonviolent overthrow of dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in May 1957. This November marked the pact-building climax of the National Front (Frente Nacional) process: the Liberal and Conservative leaders finalized the Pact of San Carlos, leading into the 1 December 1957 plebiscite that overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan power-sharing arrangement and set a return to civilian rule for August 1958. No discrete named plot precisely on 17 November 1957 appears in accessible sources; the entry is thin.
The relevant context is the dissident maneuvering against the interim junta during the fragile National Front transition, a period of considerable political tension as the two traditional parties negotiated the terms of alternating power.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
10011171957
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: The military junta oversaw the National Front transition and handed power to civilian rule in 1958.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
The Jerusalem Post
New York Times
Washington Post and Times Herald
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →