2023 in Colombia
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Events in the year 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 –
May
- 1 May – a 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:war.[10]
- 27 October: A retired Colombian army officer who participated in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse is sentenced to life in a court in Miami.[11]
November
- 2 November: Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad announces plans to cull and sterilize around 166 hippopotamuses, descendants of those imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar, citing environmental concerns.[12]
December
- 22 December –
- 27 December – renewable sources and sell it to the national grid.[14]
Health
Deaths
- 8 January – Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, 57, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of El Banco (2014–2021) and Ocaña (since 2021).[15]
- 18 January – Henry Caicedo, 71, footballer.
- 10 February – 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.
- ^ "Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president". AP News. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Pablo Escobar's feral hippos face cull in Colombia". BBC News. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ "Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president". AP News. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Renewable energy drive for indigenous groups in Colombia". 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Fallece obispo de Ocaña, monseñor Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz" (in Spanish). Episcopal Conference of Colombia. 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-09.