The Andean Community is a regional trade and integration organization in South America, which began as the Andean Pact when five countries signed the Cartagena Agreement. Its founding members were Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, with Venezuela joining a few years later. Chile left in the 1970s because of disagreements over foreign investment rules, and Venezuela withdrew in 2006, after Colombia and Peru signed trade deals with the United States. The organization has created a free trade area among its members, a common external tariff for a time, a parliament, and measures such as a common passport format. It is headquartered in Lima, Peru, and its aims include political and economic cooperation.
Before and after
- 28 March 1969Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 14 May 1969Birth of Cate Blanchett
- 18 May 1969Launch of Apollo 10
- 23 May 1969Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
- 26 May 1969Founding of Andean Community
- 11 June 1969Birth of Peter Dinklage
- 22 June 1969Death of Judy Garland
- from 28 June 1969 to 3 July 1969Stonewall riots
- from 14 July 1969 to 18 July 1969Hundred Hour War
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