2024 in Colombia

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See also:	Other events of 2024; Timeline of Colombian history;

Events in the year 2024 in Colombia.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

January 4 – The Clan del Golfo detonate explosives at an army base in Turbo, Antioquia Department, killing a soldier and injuring 12 others.^[1]
January 13 – El Carmen de Atrato landslide: A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, kills 37 people and injures at least 35 others.^[2]
January 19 – One person dies after an magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Valle del Cauca Department.^[3]

February[edit]

February 27 – President Gustavo Petro announces the suspension of weapons purchases from Israeli manufacturers and acknowledges the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip as genocide.^[4]

April[edit]

April 24 – Amazon rubber cycle: The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for allowing the enslavement and systematic brutality they endured during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries.^[5]
April 29 – An Mi-17 army helicopter crashes near Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar Department, killing all nine officers on board.^[6]

May[edit]

May 2 – Colombia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel over its war in Gaza.^[7]
May 16 – Elmer Fernandez, the director of the La Modelo prison in Bogota, is shot dead by a motorcycled gunman while on his way home from work.^[8]
May 20 – Six people are injured in a bomb attack in Jamundi blamed on FARC dissidents.^[9]
May 28 – The Senate of Colombia approves a resolution banning Spanish-style bullfighting in the country.^[10]

Scheduled events[edit]

31 August – 22 September – 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup^[11]

Art and entertainment[edit]

Holidays[edit]

Source:^[12]^[13]

January 1: New Year's Day
January 8: Three Kings Day
March 24: Palm Sunday
March 25: Saint Joseph's Day
March 28: Holy Thursday
March 29: Good Friday
March 31: Easter Sunday
May 1: Labor Day
May 13: Ascension Day
June 3: Feast of Corpus Christi
June 10: Sacred Heart
July 1: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
July 20: Independence Day
August 7: Battle of Boyacá
August 19: Assumption Day
October 14: Columbus Day
November 4: All Saints' Day
November 11: Independence of Cartagena
December 8: Day of Immaculate Conception
December 25: Christmas Day

Deaths[edit]

January 2: Juan Carlos Henao Pérez, 64, jurist (Colombian peace agreement) and academic, president of the Constitutional Court (2009–2010) and rector of Universidad Externado (2012–2021).^[14]
January 11: Efraín Antonio Ríos, 113, supercentenarian.^[15]
January 19: Mario E. Dorsonville, 63, Colombian-born American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Washington (2015–2023) and bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (since 2023).
January 20: Piedad Córdoba, 68, politician, MP (1992–2010).^[16]
February 19: Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña, 65, Colombian politician, minister of foreign affairs (1994–1996).^[17]
March 24 José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui, 96, Colombian Roman Catholic bishop.^[18]

References[edit]

^ "1 soldier killed and 12 injured in attack in Colombia blamed on drug cartel". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
^ "Zeker 18 doden en tientallen gewonden bij aardverschuiving in Colombia". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
^ "Una mujer muerta, caída de techos y agrietamientos dejó el temblor en Ansermanuevo" [A dead woman, falling roofs and cracks left the tremor in Ansermanuevo]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ Uribe, Maria Alejandra (2024-02-29). "Colombia suspende toda compra de armas a Israel: Petro por muerte de más de 100 palestinos". W Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "Gobierno colombiano pide perdón por "genocidio" del caucho". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
^ "A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country's north, killing 9 soldiers". AP News. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
^ "Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza". AP News. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^ "Colombia hunts for assailants after Bogota prison director shot dead". Al Jazeera. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Violence intensifies in southwest Colombia as FARC holdout group attacks police and military". Associated Press. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ FM, La (2024-05-28). "Congreso prohíbe corridas de toros en Colombia | La FM". www.lafm.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-29.
^ "Colombia reaching new heights, whilst keeping an eye on the future". FIFA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Colombia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Calendario económico y feriados bancarios" [Economic calendar and bank holidays] (in Spanish). Bank of the Republic. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ Lewin, Juan Esteban (2024-01-02). "Muere Juan Carlos Henao, uno de los juristas del acuerdo de La Habana". El País América Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Villatoro, Fabrizio (2024-01-12). "Efraín Antonio Ríos García, World's Second-Oldest Living Man, Dies at 113". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Semana (2024-01-20). "Atención: falleció la senadora Piedad Córdoba". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
^ Murió Rodrigo Pardo, periodista y exdiplomático, a los 65 años (in Spanish)
^ Murió José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui quien fue obispo de Valledupar (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Online calendar

[1] "1 soldier killed and 12 injured in attack in Colombia blamed on drug cartel". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

[2] "Zeker 18 doden en tientallen gewonden bij aardverschuiving in Colombia". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.

[3] "Una mujer muerta, caída de techos y agrietamientos dejó el temblor en Ansermanuevo" [A dead woman, falling roofs and cracks left the tremor in Ansermanuevo]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[4] Uribe, Maria Alejandra (2024-02-29). "Colombia suspende toda compra de armas a Israel: Petro por muerte de más de 100 palestinos". W Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[5] "Gobierno colombiano pide perdón por "genocidio" del caucho". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.

[6] "A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country's north, killing 9 soldiers". AP News. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

[7] "Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza". AP News. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

[8] "Colombia hunts for assailants after Bogota prison director shot dead". Al Jazeera. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[9] "Violence intensifies in southwest Colombia as FARC holdout group attacks police and military". Associated Press. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[10] FM, La (2024-05-28). "Congreso prohíbe corridas de toros en Colombia | La FM". www.lafm.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-29.

[11] "Colombia reaching new heights, whilst keeping an eye on the future". FIFA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[12] "Colombia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[13] "Calendario económico y feriados bancarios" [Economic calendar and bank holidays] (in Spanish). Bank of the Republic. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[14] Lewin, Juan Esteban (2024-01-02). "Muere Juan Carlos Henao, uno de los juristas del acuerdo de La Habana". El País América Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[15] Villatoro, Fabrizio (2024-01-12). "Efraín Antonio Ríos García, World's Second-Oldest Living Man, Dies at 113". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[16] Semana (2024-01-20). "Atención: falleció la senadora Piedad Córdoba". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-21.

[17] Murió Rodrigo Pardo, periodista y exdiplomático, a los 65 años (in Spanish)

[18] Murió José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui quien fue obispo de Valledupar (in Spanish)

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