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image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 April 2006
I came across this image during a ceremony of the Peace
Process between the Colombian Government and the
AUC (biggest union of paramilitary
groups in Colombia).
The image is a green ribbon in the middle (meaning peace) on a
white background. This image was seen during a demobilization of
AUC troops, specifically in one of the ceremonies of the many
subfactions that are part of the
ACBCB
- Autodefensas Campesinas - Bloque Central Bolívar.
Source: www.terra.com.co
E.R., 11 April 2006
ELN
image by Eugene Ipavec, 14 September 2007
There are current conversations between the Colombian
government and the
ELN guerrilla in
order to try to get to a negotiation point that will lead to a
peace deal. During these talks, the Eln has been granted a safe
house (authorized by the Government) to hear different opinions
from different sectors and have a more constructive dialogue
towards the negotiations. This place is called Casa de Paz (Peace
House).
During these talks I have seen a flag displayed.
Source: Casa de Paz
official website.
E.R., 14 September 2007
Both were founded in 1848, the Partido Liberal Colombiano -
Liberal Party's traditional color is red, and the Partido
Conservador Colombiano - Conservative Party's traditional color
is blue. They've shared power for most of the XIX and XX
centuries, a famous joke says that the true meaning of the
Colombian flag is: Yellow for our riches, blue and red for those
that distribute them among themselves. The "L" and
"C" were adopted as "official logos" and
featured in the flags.
Jaime Vengoechea, 10 February 2003
image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 September 2006
image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 September 2006
The official website of the PLC (Partido Liberal Colombiano,
Colombian Liberal Party) is
www.partidoliberal.org.co.
The explanation of the symbols (taken form the official website):
"The red color, as interpretation of love, fraternity and
tolerance, is the standard of the Colombian Liberal Party and it
will go together with the current symbol and also with the
International Socialist, to which is affiliated".
E.R., 30 May 2005
The Liberal party of Colombia seems to use a plain red flag,
which appears in their site header. Though partially furled, it
does not seem to contain a white capital "L".
No mention is made of a party flag on its
"Symbols"
page. The "L" is only listed as the party logo.
Eugene Ipavec, 7 September 2006
The Partido Liberal was formally established on July 16, 1847, although it
traces its origins to the government era of Francisco de Paula Santander
(1832-1837) who were his main allies to introduce reforms.
Sources:
http://www.partidoliberal.org.co/index.php/c.php?id=23&n=historia and
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partido_Liberal_Colombiano
The design
of the "L" over the plain red flag was done by Graphic Designer David Consuegra
Uribe in 1986
Sources:
https://davidconsuegra.com/portafolio/partido-liberal-de-colombia/
and
http://enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org/index.php?title=David_Consuegra
Esteban Rivera, 21 August 2018
image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 September 2006
The official website of the Partido Conservador Colombiano
(Colombian Conservative Party) is
www.partidoconservador.com.
E.R., 30 May 2005
The Conservative party of Colombia has no clear photo or
description of their flag on their website, but a statute in the
party constitution mentions it:
"ARTÍCULO 5.- El color del Partido Conservador es el azul.
El emblema, símbolos, himno y bandera adoptados como distintivos
del Partido están debidamente registrados en el Consejo Nacional
Electoral".
There is also a tiny photo of it flying in front of the party HQ
at
partidoconservador.org.
The shade of blue seems to be the same as that of the national
flag right next to it.
Eugene Ipavec, 7 September 2006
The Partido Conservador was formally established on October 4, 1849, although
it traces its origins to the government era of Francisco de Paula Santander
(1832-1837) who were his main opposition in order to maintain the status quo".
Sources:
http://partidoconservador.com/el-partido/historia/ and
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partido_Conservador_Colombiano
The
font type is Helvetica, using several variants for the party's name and logo
symbol, which are Helvetica Regular, Helvetica Bold, Helvetica Italic and
Helvetica Condensed Bold. The colors are:
Darker blue: Pantone 293
Lighter blue: Cyan 100% and Magenta 56%
Crimson red: Pantone 485
Dark red:
Magenta 100% and Yellow 91%
Light yellow: Pantone 122
Dark yellow: Magenta
18% and Yellow 83%
Source: (Corporate Identity Manual published in 2017)
http://partidoconservador.com/identidad-grafica/
The new party's
logo, logo symbol and brand were modified in 2015.
Source:
https://www.semana.com/enfoque/articulo/cambio-de-eslogan-del-partido-conservador/422404-3
Esteban Rivera, 21 August 2018
Proportions for the white capital letter "C" in the
middle of the brand.
image located by Esteban
Rivera, 21 August 2018
source: page 8 of the Corporate Identity Manual
(logotype)
Outer yellow and red stripes are
part of an inscribed white capital letter "C".
image located by Esteban
Rivera, 21 August 2018
(source: page 12 of the
Corporate Identity Manual)
White capital letter "C" in
the middle of the brand plus the party's name
image located by Esteban
Rivera, 21 August 2018
(source: page 9 of the
Corporate Identity Manual) (logosymbol)
New brand, in vertical position
image located by Esteban
Rivera, 21 August 2018
(source: page 15 of the Corporate Identity Manual)
Although a new brand might suggest that there's a new flag, I have not seen
any pictures of a new flag with this new brand on it.
Esteban Rivera,
21 August 2018