Jump to content

2024 in Colombia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2024
in
Colombia

Decades:
See also:

Events in the year 2024 in Colombia.

Incumbents

[edit]

Events

[edit]

January

[edit]

February

[edit]

April

[edit]

May

[edit]

June

[edit]

July

[edit]

August

[edit]

September

[edit]

October

[edit]

November

[edit]
  • 2 November – Nine active and former military personnel are arrested on suspicion of weapons smuggling following a grenade attack on a toll booth in Bogota in 2023.[31]
  • 26 November – President Petro announces the imposition of visa requirements on British nationals travelling to Colombia in response to the United Kingdom revoking visa-free access to Colombian nationals.[32]

December

[edit]
  • 3 December – Simultaneous raids are carried out by authorities on 11 prisons nationwide as part of efforts to seize contraband.[33]
  • 7 December – One person is killed in a motorcycle bombing at a police checkpoint in Jamundi.[34]

Art and entertainment

[edit]

Holidays

[edit]

Source:[35][36]

Deaths

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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. ^ "COLOMBIAN VICTIMS WIN HISTORIC VERDICT OVER CHIQUITA: JURY FINDS BANANA COMPANY LIABLE FOR FINANCING DEATH SQUADS". June 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "The collapse of a cable car in Colombia kills 1 person and injures 20". Associated Press. June 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "Colombian rebel group agrees to 'unilateral ceasefire' and release of captives". France 24. June 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "Colombia captures one of the founders of the Tren de Aragua gang, wanted in Venezuela and Chile". Associated Press. July 2, 2024.
  15. ^ "Argentina win record 16th Copa America in match marred by crowd chaos". Al Jazeera. July 15, 2024.
  16. ^ "Colombian football federation president arrested: police". France 24. July 15, 2024.
  17. ^ Thames, Alamis (August 27, 2024). "Colombian soccer official Ramón Jesurún has charges from Copa America arrest dropped". Associated Press. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  18. ^ Grierson, Jamie (2024-07-15). "Man remanded in custody after human remains found in Bristol". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  19. ^ Rueda, Manuel (2024-07-17). "Colombia ends cease-fire with largest faction of FARC rebel holdout group". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  20. ^ Rueda, Manuel (2024-07-23). "Colombia's president signs bill to ban bullfighting in the South American country". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  21. ^ "Colombian villagers release more than 60 soldiers who had been held captive for 3 days". Associated Press. August 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Colombia after vice president 'moved' by Netflix documentary". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  23. ^ "'We are no longer debating facts', says Harry in Colombia". BBC News. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  24. ^ "N Korea win record third U20 Fifa Women's World Cup". BBC. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Colombian truckers block highways in main cities in protest over increases in fuel prices". Associated Press. September 4, 2024.
  26. ^ "Colombian court orders Escobar's hippos to be hunted". France 24. September 4, 2024.
  27. ^ "Colombia's president says attack on army base 'practically ends' peace talks with ELN rebels". Associated Press. September 18, 2024.
  28. ^ "Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group after a deadly attack on the military". Associated Press. September 19, 2024.
  29. ^ "Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report". Associated Press. September 24, 2024.
  30. ^ "Agreement signed at UN summit gives Indigenous groups voice". VOA. November 2, 2024.
  31. ^ "Colombian authorities arrest active and retired military personnel over weapons trafficking". Associated Press. November 3, 2024.
  32. ^ "Colombia to require visas for British citizens in response to UK visa restrictions". Associated Press. November 27, 2024.
  33. ^ "Colombian police raid 11 prisons to combat extortion rackets". France 24. December 4, 2024.
  34. ^ "A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in Colombia killing 1 and injuring 14". Associated Press. December 8, 2024.
  35. ^ "Colombia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  36. ^ "Calendario económico y feriados bancarios" [Economic calendar and bank holidays] (in Spanish). Bank of the Republic. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  37. ^ 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.
  38. ^ Villatoro, Fabrizio (2024-01-12). "Efraín Antonio Ríos García, World's Second-Oldest Living Man, Dies at 113". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  39. ^ "Bishop Mario Dorsonville Passed Away Friday Night, Funeral Arrangements to be Announced". Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux. 2024-01-20. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  40. ^ "Atención: falleció la senadora Piedad Córdoba". Semana (in Spanish). 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  41. ^ Murió Rodrigo Pardo, periodista y exdiplomático, a los 65 años (in Spanish)
  42. ^ Murió José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui quien fue obispo de Valledupar (in Spanish)
  43. ^ "Real estate magnate who came close to winning Colombia's presidential election dies from cancer". Associated Press. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  44. ^ Tobón, Santiago Olivares (2024-10-04). "En una riña asesinaron al histórico ciclista antioqueño Marlon Pérez en El Carmen de Viboral". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  45. ^ Reacciones por el fallecimiento del reconocido jurista Rafael Nieto Navia, expresidente de la Corte IDH (in Spanish)
[edit]