Bogotazo

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proper noun

The riots that followed the 1948 assassination in Bogotá, Colombia of Liberal leader and presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Bogotazo
  1. historicalThe riots that followed the 1948 assassination in Bogotá, Colombia of Liberal leader and presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.

Origin

  1. SpanishBogotazo
  2. EnglishBogotazo

From Spanish Bogotazo.

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APA

Bogotazo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogotazo

MLA

“Bogotazo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogotazo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bogotazo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogotazo.

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