1989 in Colombia
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Incumbents
[edit | edit source]- President: Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986–1990).
- Vice President: N/A.[n 1]
Events
[edit | edit source]Ongoing
[edit | edit source]January
[edit | edit source]- 18 January – La Rochela massacre.
February
[edit | edit source]- 27 February – Emerald magnate and Medellín Cartel affiliate Gilberto Molina is killed at his ranch in Sasaima, Cundinamarca along with 17 other people attending a party Molina was hosting.[1]
March
[edit | edit source]- 1 March – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) declare a unilateral ceasefire.[2]
April
[edit | edit source]- 5 April – The National Disaster Office (ONAD) declares a yellow alert status (2nd of the 4 levels) due to seismic activity from the Galeras stratovolcano.[3]
May
[edit | edit source]- 30 May – A car bomb containing 220 lbs of dynamite explodes in Bogotá. It kills 5, not including the intended target Miguel Maza Márquez, and injures over 100.[4]
June
[edit | edit source]- 19 June – The Constituent Assembly passes a law blocking the extradition of drug traffickers outside of Colombia.[5]
July
[edit | edit source]August
[edit | edit source]- 5-8 August – 1989 South American Championships in Athletics.
- 18 August – Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated.
September
[edit | edit source]- 3 September – El Espectador offices in Bogotá are bombed, killing at least one person and injuring over 80.[6]
October
[edit | edit source]- 1 October – Referee Álvaro Ortega is assassinated in Medellín. As a result, the 1989 Campeonato Professional was canceled.
- 15 October – 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off).
November
[edit | edit source]- 27 November – Avianca Flight 203.
December
[edit | edit source]- 6 December – DAS Building bombing.[7]
- 17 December – 1989 Intercontinental Cup.
- 22 December – General Archive of the Nation (Colombia).
Uncertain
[edit | edit source]- 1989 Clásica del Tolima
- The Atlantis Primal Therapy Commune moves to Colombia from Ireland.
Births
[edit | edit source]- 9 March – Camilo Vargas, footballer.
- 29 September – Laura Perico, telenovela actress.
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- 27 February – Gilberto Molina, emerald magnate and Medellín Cartel affiliate (b. 1937).[1]
- 11 June – Arnulfo Briceño, musician, songwriter, and lawyer (b. 1938).[8]
- 18 August:
- Waldemar Franklin Quintero, National Police commander (b. 1941).
- Luis Carlos Galán, politician (b. 1943).
- 15 November – Alejo Durán, musician and songwriter (b. 1919).[9]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ The Office of the Vice President was officially abolished by the 1905 National Constituent Assembly on 28 March 1905, and it was only reinstituted after the ratification of the new 1991 Constitution and filled in the following presidential elections in 1994.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Colombian Emerald Czar Slain in Attack Tied to Gem Trade War. latimes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
