siege, Cold War

1980 Dominican Embassy Siege in Bogotá

Name: 1980 Dominican Embassy Siege in Bogotá
Start: 1980-02-27
Location: Bogotá, Colombia

1980 Dominican Embassy Siege in Bogotá was a siege conducted on 27 February 1980 at Bogotá, in what is now Colombia; it lasted 2 months. It was part of the Colombian conflict. The recorded result: All hostages are released, captors flee to Cuba. Recorded strength: ~500 against 16.

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Fought27 February 1980lasted 2 months

WhereBogotá, Colombia4.599N, 74.081W

OutcomeAll hostages are released, captors flee to Cuba.

BelligerentsColombia; United Statesagainst22px|M-19's flag M19

Casualties and lossesNoneand1 killed

Part ofColombian conflict1964

Record

Date	27 February 1980 to 27 April 1980
Place	Bogotá, Colombia 4.599N, 74.081W
Kind	Siege, Cold War
Strength	~500	16
Casualties and losses	None	1 killed; 5 civilians wounded
Commanders	Oscar Pelaez Carmona Anthony Quainton	Rosemberg Pabón Carmenza Cardona Londoño

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Bogotá 1814, same recorded site
Battle of Pasca 1470, 41 km SW
Battle of Tocarema 1538, 43 km NW
Battle of Chocontá 1490, 75 km NE
Battle of Boyacá 1819, 119 km NE

Elsewhere in 1980

1980 Dominican Embassy Siege in Bogotá is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 42 in present-day Colombia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4355011, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, revision 1370279778, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.