2014 in Colombia
List of events
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia.
Incumbents
- President: Juan Manuel Santos
- Vice President: Angelino Garzón (until August 7), Germán Vargas Lleras (starting August 7)
Events
March
- March 9 - President Juan Manuel Santos's coalition wins a reduced majority, while former President Alvaro Uribe is elected to the Senate.[1]
May
- May 18 - A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.[2]
- May 25 - 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
- June 15 - 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
- August 8 - Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.
November
- November 30 - FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they recently captured.[5]
References
- ^ "Colombia election shrinks government majority in Congress". 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". 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". 30 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
