2014 in Colombia
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Juan Manuel Santos (2010 – 2018).
- Vice President:
- Angelino Garzón (2010 – 7 August 2014).
- Germán Vargas Lleras (7 August 2014 – 2017).
Events
[edit]March
[edit]- 9 March – President Juan Manuel Santos's coalition wins a reduced majority, while former President Alvaro Uribe is elected to the Senate.[1]
May
[edit]- 18 May – A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.[2]
- 25 May – Voters in Colombia go to the polls for the first round in the presidential election. Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga wins a plurality of votes and will face the incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in the second round.[3]
June
[edit]- 15 June – Voters in Colombia go to the polls for a presidential election, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.[4]
August
[edit]- 8 August – Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.[citation needed]
November
[edit]- 30 November – FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they recently captured.[5]
Births
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Deaths
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References
[edit]- ^ "Colombia election shrinks government majority in Congress". Reuters. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "31 Children Die in Colombian Bus Inferno". 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Colombia's Santos hurt in election first round, faces tough battle". Reuters. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Second Term". 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Colombian rebels free captured general". Fox News. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
External links
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Media related to 2014 in Colombia at Wikimedia Commons
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