2019 in Colombia explained
Events of 2019 in Colombia.
Incumbents
Events
January
February
March
July
August
- Some former FARC commanders re-arm and form Segunda Marquetalia (FARC-SM), abandoning the 2016 peace accord and becoming one of the largest FARC dissident groups.[4]
September
October
November
- November 6 - Defense Minister Guillermo Botero resigns right before a second motion to censure him was to be voted on. His resignation comes after a string of scandals including "false positive" extra-judicial killings and the bombing of FARC dissidents in Caquetá that killed 18 children.
- November 21 - Hundreds of thousands of Colombians across the country participate in a national strike to protest the Duque Márquez Administration, specifically inaction on the implementation of the 2016 peace accord and proposed pension cuts.[6]
- November 23 - A 18 year old protesters, Dilan Cruz, is killed by riot police using 'non-lethal' ammunition in Bogotá, sparking outrage and further protest.[7]
December
- December 4 - A third national strike against the Duque Márquez Administration takes place across Colombia.
Deaths
January
- January 1 – María Teresa Uribe, sociologist and academic at the University of Antioquia (b. 1940).
- January 3 – Radamel García, Olympic footballer (b. 1957).
- January 8 – Julio Rubiano, Olympic racing cyclist (b. 1953).
- January 11 – Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Arauca and Líbano-Honda (b. 1934).
- January 29 – Fernando Gaitán, Screenwriter (Café, con aroma de mujer, Yo soy Betty, la fea) (b. 1960).
- January 30 – Jaime Ardila Casamitjana, writer (b. 1919).
February
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
See also
Notes and References
- News: Left-wing rebel group blamed for car bomb that killed 21 in Bogota . January 18, 2019 . The Washington Post . February 6, 2019.
- Web site: 15 February 2019 . Colombian teachers stage new one-day strike over poor conditions . 1 August 2024 . Justice for Colombia . en-US.
- Web site: Niño sicario es detenido en Medellín tras cobrar su doceava víctima. Tribuna.com. March 31, 2019. March 31, 2019. Spanish. Child hitman is arrested after killing his twelfth victim.
- Web site: Blinken . Antony J. . 30 November 2021 . Revocation of the Terrorist Designations of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and Additional Terrorist Designations . 1 August 2024 . United States Department of State . en.
- Web site: 2 October 2019 . Three peasant farmers working to implement peace process killed in paramilitary attack . 1 August 2024 . Justice for Colombia . en-US.
- News: Daniels . Joe Parkin . 21 November 2019 . Clashes in Colombia as hundreds of thousands protest against government . 1 August 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- News: Daniels . Joe Parkin . 4 December 2019 . Colombia: thousands take to the streets in third national strike in two weeks . 1 August 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/fallecio-la-exprimera-dama-cecilia-caballero-de-lopez-CF11410640 Falleció la exprimera dama Cecilia Caballero de López
- https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/fallecio-monsenor-jose-de-jesus-pimiento-el-cardenal-mas-viejo-del-mundo-408452 Fallece en Santander el que sería el cardenal más viejo del mundo