2023 in Colombia
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – Colombia and Venezuela agrees to reopen the last remaining border that has been previously blocked by authorities due to worsening ties.[1]
- 20 January – A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy.[2]
- 19 January –12 February: 2023 South American U-20 Championship[3]
March
- 28 March – ELN rebels launch homemade mortar shells at a military base in El Carmen, Norte de Santander, killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others.[4]
May
- 1 May – a Cessna 206 light aircraft with seven people on board crashed in the jungle in the Caquetá Department, with the pilot and two adults died afterwards.
June
- 10 June – Having survived in the rainforest for 40 days, the remaining 4 passengers of the Cessna 206 aircraft, all children, were found and rescued by the Colombian military and rescuers and local volunteers.
August
- 3 August – Colombia and the National Liberation Army begin a six-month ceasefire aimed at creating peace between both sides.[5]
September
- 4 September – Nine people are killed and five others are injured in clashes between FARC dissidents and the National Liberation Army in Arauca. It occurs as the army concludes a fourth round of peace talks with the government.[6]
- 20 September – A car bomb explodes near a police station in Timba, Cauca Department, killing two people and wounding two others.[7]
October
- 14 October: An annular solar eclipse will be visible in the Western U.S., Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil and will be the 44th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134.[8]
- 16 October: Colombia requests the departure of the Israeli ambassador following Colombian President Gustavo Petro's remarks criticizing Israel's actions. In response, Israel suspends security exports to the South American nation.[9]
- 20 October:Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces the establishment of an embassy to the State of Palestine in Ramallah, West Bank, and announces humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amidst the ongoing war.[10]
Predicted and scheduled events
- 29 October: 2023 Colombian regional elections[11]
Deaths
- 8 January – Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, 57, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of El Banco (2014–2021) and Ocaña (since 2021).[12]
- 18 January – Henry Caicedo, 71, footballer.
- 10 February – Samuel Moreno Rojas, 62, lawyer and politician, Senator (1991-2006) and Mayor of Bogotá (2008-2011).
- 11 April – Miguel Escobar, 77, footballer.
- 19 April – Alfonso Araújo Cotes, 99, politician, governor of Cesar Department (1968-1970, 1975-1977).
- 17 May – Telésforo Pedraza Ortega, 77, politician.
- 17 May – Alicia Dussán de Reichel, 102, anthropologist and ethnologist.
References
- "Venezuela, Colombia finalize border reopening". RFI. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- "'Help': Colombia rescues sailor adrift in Caribbean 24 days". AP NEWS. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- "Campeonato Sudamericano sub 20 Colombia 2023: fechas y sedes del torneo". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- "Militants kill 9 soldiers in attack on Colombia's military". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- "Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining rebel group in hopes of forging peace". AP News. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- AFP (2023-09-05). "Nine killed as Colombia guerrillas clash despite peace talks". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- "At least two dead and two wounded in Colombian car bomb blast". La Presna Latina Media. 20 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "14 October 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse)".
- "Colombia demands Israel envoy leave amid spat over war with Hamas". RFI. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- "Colombia to open embassy in Palestine: President". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- Civil, Registraduría Nacional del Estado. "Elecciones Locales". Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- "Fallece obispo de Ocaña, monseñor Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz" (in Spanish). Episcopal Conference of Colombia. 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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