Question

Norman Bailey posited that a conflict in this country was driven by either sexual frustration or a principle translated as “not even leaving the seed.” “Peasant leagues” in this country were organized by the PCC to counter government violence. Jacobo Arenas wrote a diary about his organizing of the peasant-controlled “Marquetalia Republic” in this country. The Benidorm Pact preceded the Sitges Pact that ended a conflict in this country by establishing the (*) National Front coalition. (-5[1])Reactions to the “Regeneration” movement sparked the Thousand Days’ War in this country. Mariano Ospina Perez led this country (10[1])at the start of a period during (-5[1])which Gustavo Rojas Pinilla rose to power. Juan Roa’s murder of Liberal Party candidate Jorge Eliecer Gaitan led to a bloody ten-year civil war in this country. For 10 points, name this country, the site of La Violencia. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Colombia [or the Republic of Colombia; or República de Colombia] (The first line policy is known as no dejar ni la semilla.)
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Ian McDonaldCambridgeGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz74-5
Joseph KrolCien Años de QuizboledadLimp Franceskit9310
Claire JonesDefying SuavitySimple Vibes100-5
Joseph CollinsGrzegorz BrzęczyszczykiewiczCambridge13910
Ben Russell JonesSimple VibesDefying Suavity13910

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%100%0%52.67
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%40%0%85.80
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%50%0%83.50
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2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%67%123.67