1990 Colombian parliamentary election

[1][2] After the murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán in August 1989, students started a movement calling for a referendum "for peace and democracy" to be held on 21 January 1990.

The students then set up the "We can still save Colombia" movement, which called for a referendum alongside the general elections on 11 March 1990 on establishing a Constitutional Assembly.

Whilst the referendum campaign remained unofficial, it was encouraged by the Ministry of Government.

The campaign encouraged them to add a seventh ballot, "la séptima papeleta", with their referendum vote on it.

[3] The campaign was marked by violence from left- and right-wing paramilitary groups linked to drug cartels.