Colombia–Germany relations

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Colombia–Germany relations
Map indicating locations of Colombia and Germany

Colombia
Germany

On the diplomatic level, Colombia–Germany relations have existed since 1872 and thus for more than 140 years.[1][2]

History

The German conquistador Ambrosius Ehinger died at Chinácota in Colombia in 1533.[1]

In 1889, Leo S. Kopp, a native of Offenbach, Germany, founded Sociedad Kopp's German Brewery, now known as Bavaria Brewery., the largest brewery in Colombia. In 1919, the German-Colombian Airline (Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transportes/SCADTA) was founded as the second oldest airline in the world still in existence. Its successor, Avianca, is today the largest Colombian airline.[1]

During World War II, Colombia – after massive pressure from the US – was one of the last Latin American countries to declare war on Germany on 27 November 1943.[3] The declaration of war did not have military consequences, but it did allow for the confiscation of property from Germans.[4]

After the war, relations were initially resumed as trade relations. In early 1949, the Bank deutscher Länder and the Colombian Central Bank agreed that Colombia would deliver coffee (worth US$4 million), bananas (worth US$3 million), and tobacco (worth US$2 million), among other goods, to the Trizone from 1 July 1949, to 30 June 1950, and that this was to be settled with the delivery of German machinery and vehicles.[5]

According to the German Foreign Office, "friendly and increasingly close relations" have existed between the two countries for a long time.[2]

Economic relations

Bilateral trade volume in 2021 was 2.6 billion euros.[6] This makes Germany the fifth-largest trading partner for Colombia and the largest within the EU. A free trade agreement between Colombia and the EU has been in place since 2013.[2]

German Colombians

See also: German Colombian

Famous German Colombians include:

Diplomatic locations

References

  1. ^ a b c "Deutsch-kolumbianische Beziehungen – pangloss.de". www.pangloss.de. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Germany and Colombia: Bilateral relations". German Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ISBN 3-935936-26-5
    , p 163.
  4. ISBN 3-89354-562-X
    , p 149–174
  5. ISBN 958-9107-07-9
    , p. 197.
  6. ^ "Rangfolge der Handelspartner im Außenhandel" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Deutsche Vertretungen in Kolumbien". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Vertretungen Kolumbiens in Deutschland". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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