ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, kˈɑːləm ænd ˈʌðɚ lˈiːdɚz wɜː dɪtˈeɪnd, lˈeɪɾɚ fˈoːɹst ˌɪntʊ ˈɛɡzaɪl ɪn ˌɛl sˈælvɐdˌoːɹ, wˌɛɹ hiː wˈɜːkt æt ðə nˈæʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
On 25 January 1963, Colom and other leaders were detained, later forced into exile in El Salvador, where he worked at the National University.