Thousand Days War Pros And Cons

242 Words1 Pages
BREAKING NEWS! With assistance from the U.S.government and president Roosevelt, Panama has now declared independence from Columbia. A long fought battle between the Liberal and Conservative parties, in the Thousand Days War devastated Columbia and Panama. This last civil war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Wisconsin. However, the Liberal leader Victoriano Lorenzo refused to accept the terms of the agreement and was executed on May 15. Later on July 25, the headquarters of the Panamanian newspaper El Lápiz were assaulted by orders of the military commander for Panama. This event damaged the trust of Panamanian liberals in the Conservative government based in Bogotá, and they later joined the separatist movement.This past year, the United