The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca (Spanish: Asamblea Departamental del Valle del Cauca) is the department assembly of the Colombian Department of Valle del Cauca. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments ( Spanish: departamentos, sing The assembly is part of the Colombian legislative branch of government at a Provincial level and its main function is to debate, approve or change the local ordinances. The Legislative Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of
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History
The history of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca has its roots in the creation of the Valle del Cauca Department.
Hostage crisis
As part of the Colombian armed conflict on April 12, 2002 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stormed the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca and kidnapped 12 Deputies of the Valle del Cauca Department to pressure a prisoner exchange between them and the government and to negotiate the demilitarization of the municipalities of Florida and Pradera to initiate peace dialogues. The Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis (Secuestro de los diputados del Valle del Cauca refers to the kidnapping of 12 Deputies of the Valle del Cauca Department, The Colombian armed conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict in Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo also known by the Acronym of The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Florida is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Pradera is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. [1]
Functions
The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca sessions regularly in ordinary sessions during six months in three periods of two months and can be prolonged for up to ten days. Extraordinary sessions can be called up by the Governor of Valle del Cauca to analyze certain projects specifically. The Governor of Valle del Cauca (Gobernador del Valle del Cauca is the maximum administrative and political authority in the Colombian department of Valle del The deputies are in charge of analyzing for approval or disapproval of ordinances after three discussion debates that once approved are then sanctioned and signed by the Governor of Valle del Cauca.
Organization
The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca is headed by the Mesa Directiva (literally "Directorate Table") which is integrated by the President of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca, First Vice President, Second Vice President and General Secretary.
See also
- Governor of Valle del Cauca Department
- List of Colombian Department Assemblies
- Legislative Branch of Colombia
References
- ^ (Spanish) El Pais: Ex diputados piden acuerdo humanitario El Pais. The Governor of Valle del Cauca (Gobernador del Valle del Cauca is the maximum administrative and political authority in the Colombian department of Valle del This is a list of Department Assemblies in the Republic of Colombia. The Legislative Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of com. co Accessed 1 September 2007.
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