2009 in Colombia
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Events in the year 2009 in Colombia.
Incumbents
- President: Álvaro Uribe
Events
February
- February - FARC frees a former provincial governor along with five other high-profile hostages since 2001.
March
- 18 March - FARC releases a Swedish engineer thought to be the rebel group's last foreign hostage.[1]
November
- November - President Alvaro Uribe signs a deal giving the US military access to seven military bases.[2]
December
- December - Marxist rebel groups intend to stop fighting each other and focus on attacking the Colombian armed forces.[3]
- December - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders 15,000 troops to the Colombian border.[4]
Deaths
- 10 January - Liliana Lozano, 30, Colombian actress and beauty queen, shot.[5]
- 16 March - Ramón Mantilla Duarte, 83, Colombian Bishop of Ipiales (1985–1987).[6]
- 13 May - Rafael Escalona, 81, Colombian Vallenato composer and troubador.[7]
- 30 May - Alexander Obregón, 32, Colombian footballer, car accident.[8]
- 18 July - Ricardo Londoño, 59, Colombian racing driver, shot.[9]
- 29 August - Gustavo Martínez Frías, 74, Colombian archbishop of Nueva Pamplona.[10]
- 20 September - Herman Córdoba, 19, Colombian footballer, traffic collision.[11]
- 1 November - Arturo Salazar Mejía, 88, Colombian Roman Catholic Bishop of Pasto.[12]
- 6 November - Abraham Escudero Montoya, 69, Colombian Roman Catholic Bishop of Palmira.[13]
- 21 December - Jaime Agudelo, 84, Colombian comedian, respiratory failure.[14]
- 22 December - Luis Francisco Cuéllar, 69, Colombian politician, Governor of Caqueta, assassination by cut throat.[15]
References
- ^ Carroll, Rory; correspondent, Latin America (2009-03-18). "Colombian Farc rebels release last known foreign hostage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "The Christian Science Monitor".
- ^ "Colombia profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Colombia profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Asesinan a actriz de Pasión de gavilanes". People en Español (in Spanish). January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Bishop Ramón Mantilla Duarte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ ""Muere compositor colombiano de música vallenata Rafael Escalona". Reuters (in Spanish)".
- ^ ""Falleció Alex Obregón" (in Spanish). Archived from the original".
- ^ "Former F1 driver Londoño assassinated".
- ^ "Archbishop Gustavo Martínez Frías [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Soccer-Celebrating Colombian players die in car crash". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ ""Arturo Salazar, agustino recoleto y obispo emérito de Pasto, fallece en Manizales a los 88 años" [Arturo Salazar, Augustinian Recollect and Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, dies in Manizales at the age of 88]".
- ^ "EL OBSERVATORIAL".
- ^ "EL TIEMPO".
- ^ "Abducted Colombia governor killed". 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
