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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 27 November 1949. The result was a victory for Laureano Gómez of the Conservative Party, who received all but 23 of the 1.1 million valid votes cast. The opposition Liberal Party withdrew from the election and called for a boycott after their candidate Darío Echandía was the victim of a failed assassination attempt.
It is widely speculated that Jorge Eliécer Gaitán would likely have been elected President had he not been assassinated on 9 April 1948. This assassination occurred immediately prior to the armed insurrection or Bogotazo.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Laureano Gómez | Colombian Conservative Party | 1,140,122 | 100.00 | |
| Others | 23 | 0.00 | ||
| Total | 1,140,145 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,140,145 | 99.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 501 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 1,140,646 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,866,339 | 39.79 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p352
- Weyl 1961, pp. 4, 7.
- ^ Jorge Eliécer Gaitán United Fruit Historical Society] Accessed 28 January 2008.
- Weyl 1961, pp. 4–21.
Bibliography
- Weyl, Nathaniel (1961). Red Star Over Cuba, the Russian Assault on the Western Hemisphere. Arlington House. ISBN 0-8159-6705-5.
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