Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos

Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos is an Ecuadorian town in the Putumayo Canton of the province of Sucumbíos.[1] It is located near the border with Colombia.[2] It is also known as Santa Rosa de Yanamaru.[3]

As of 1988 there were 71 Cofán people living in the town's Indian reservation.[4] On 1 March 2008, the number two of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Raúl Reyes, and 16 others were killed by a bombardment of the Colombian Air Force and land incursion the Colombian military, sparking the 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis.[5]

References

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  1. ^ United States National Museum (1968). Bulletin. Bulletin. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 534. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ^ Minnies, M.T. (1968). Basic Data on the Economy of Ecuador. Overseas business reports. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. ^ "Masacre en Sucumbíos, Ecuador, bombardeo de la Angostura Crimen de Estado y de lesa humanidad, 5 jóvenes mexicanos entre las victimas" (in Spanish). National Human Rights Commission (Mexico). Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ Olson, J.S. (1991). The Indians of Central and South America: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-313-36879-0. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ^ "Quince años de la muerte de "Raúl Reyes", un punto de quiebre para las FARC" (in Spanish). La Republica. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.

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