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Colombia-related events during 2021
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(
January 2022
)
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2020
2019
2018
2021
in
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→
2022
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Decades:
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also:
Other events of 2021
Timeline of Colombian history
Events in the year
2021 in
Colombia
.
See also:
2021 in South America
and
2021 in the Caribbean
Incumbents
[
edit
]
President
:
Iván Duque Márquez
Vice President
:
Marta Lucía Ramírez
Events
[
edit
]
Ongoing —
COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
Ongoing —
2021 Colombian protests
January to March
[
edit
]
January 5 – General Luis Fernando Navarro says that
illegal armed groups
lost 5,120 members in 2020. The number includes deaths, capture, and desertions. He said the
National Liberation Army
(ELN) still has 2,450 members and
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) has 2,500.
[1]
January 17 – Scientists say the
cocaine hippos
in the Magdalena river basin are breeding voraciously and are an increasing menace so they must be
culled
.
[2]
January 25
FARC changes its name to
Comunes
("Commoners").
[3]
Notorious
paramilitary
commander
,
drug trafficker
, and
sexual abuser
of young girls
Hernán Giraldo Serna
("El Taladro") finishes his sentence in the
United States
and returns to Colombia.
[4]
January 29 – 647
Haitian
nationals, 23
Cubans
, and 19 migrants from African countries are stranded on a beach in
Necoclí
,
Antioquia Department
, hoping to pass through the
Darién Gap
to
Panama
and the United States.
[5]
January 31 – Seven adults and seven children are killed and 16 people are missing after two boats collide near
Tumaco
, Nariño Department.
[6]
February 8 – Cuba warns of an attack on
Bogotá
by the ELN in the "next few days." Mayor
Claudia López Hernández
and Defense Minister
Diego Molano Vega
say they take the threat seriously.
[7]
February 25 –
Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo
, 82, archbishop of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali
(2002–2011); COVID-19.
[8]
March 3 – Ten former members of FARC are killed in a
military
bombing on
Calamar, Guaviare
. Three "
dissidents
" are captured.
[9]
March 10 – A 26-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter are killed in a
landslide
in
Siloé
,
Cali
.
[10]
March 27 – A
car bomb
explodes in
Corinto, Cauca
, injuring eleven.
[11]
A later report indicates 43 were injured.
[12]
March 30 – The
government
sets up a camp in
Arauquita
,
Arauca, Arauca
for 4,700
refugees
from
Apure
, Venezuela.
[13]
April to June
[
edit
]
28 April - present -
2021 Colombian protests
Deaths
[
edit
]
January to March
[
edit
]
Gildardo García
Mireya Arboleda
1 January –
Pablo Hernández
, racing cyclist (born 1940).
[14]
[15]
2 January – Laura Weinstein, transexual activist; respiratory complications.
[16]
11 January – Luis Adriano Piedrahita, 74, Roman Catholic bishop and theologian; COVID-19;
[17]
(b. 1946)
12 January –
Álvaro Mejía
, long-distance runner (born 1940).
[18]
14 January –
Antún Castro Urrutia
, 74, musician and actor.
[19]
15 January –
Gildardo García
, chess player (born 1954).
[20]
21 January –
Calixto Avena
, 77, footballer; COVID-19.
[21]
26 January –
Carlos Holmes Trujillo
, 69, politician,
Defense Minister
; COVID-19.
[22]
27 January –
Bertulfo Álvarez
, 69, guerrilla fighter (
Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP
).
[23]
2 February
Héctor Epalza Quintero
, 80, Bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura
(2004–2017).
[24]
Yordan Guetio, social activist in
Corinto, Cauca
; murdered.
[25]
17 February –
Beder Guerra Gutiérrez
, 67, journalist.
[26]
21 February –
Mireya Arboleda
, 92, classical pianist.
[27]
23 February –
Herbin Hoyos
, 53, journalist and broadcaster (
Las voces del secuestro
) who was in exile in Spain; COVID-19.
[28]
28 February –
Jorge Oñate
, 71,
vallenato
singer; complications from COVID-19.
[29]
2 March – Telma Barria Pinzón, diplomat (
consul
of Panama in Colombia); drowned
[30]
24 March –
Pedro Saúl Morales
, 61, racing cyclist; heart attack.
[31]
29 March –
Antonio Caro
, 71, conceptual artist; heart failure.
[32]
April to June
[
edit
]
11 April -
Guillermo Berrio
, 53, footballer; cardiac arrest
[33]
14 April -
Eduardo Enríquez Maya
, 72, politician; COVID-19
[34]
1 May -
José Daniel Falla Robles
, 65, bishop; COVID-19
[35]
13 May -
Pablo Uribe
, 90, Olympic fencer
[36]
17 May -
Jesús Santrich
, 54,
revolutionary
; murdered
[37]
26 May -
Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro
, 80, bishop; COVID-19
[38]
References
[
edit
]
^
Acosta, Luis Jaime; Griffin, Oliver (January 5, 2021). Baum, Bernadette (ed.).
"Colombia's illegal armed groups lost more than 5,000 members in 2020 -military commander"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
January 5,
2021
.
^
Charles, Matthew (January 17, 2021).
"Colombia's rapidly breeding 'cocaine hippos' must be stopped, scientists say"
.
news.yahoo.com
. The Telegraph
. Retrieved
January 18,
2021
.
^
"Former Colombian guerrillas shed their decades-old name"
.
news.yahoo.com
. AP. January 25, 2021
. Retrieved
January 25,
2021
.
^
"Some Colombians fear ex-paramilitary leader deported from US"
.
AP NEWS
. 25 January 2021
. Retrieved
January 26,
2021
.
^
"Colombia reports almost 700 migrants stranded in Caribbean region"
.
Reuters
. 29 January 2021
. Retrieved
January 29,
2021
.
^
"Colombia boat disaster: Search continues for missing"
. BBC News. February 2, 2021
. Retrieved
February 8,
2022
.
^
"Bogota taking rebel attack threat 'very seriously': mayor"
.
msn.com
. AFP. February 10, 2021
. Retrieved
February 10,
2021
.
^
Monseñor Juan Francisco Sarasti, arzobispo emérito de Cali, falleció hoy a sus 82 años a causa de Covid 19
(in Spanish)
^
"Ten rebels killed, three captured in Colombia military bombing"
.
Reuters
. 3 March 2021
. Retrieved
March 4,
2021
.
^
"Madre e hija de 4 años murieron en deslizamiento de tierra en Siloé, Cali"
.
infobae
(in European Spanish). March 10, 2021
. Retrieved
March 11,
2021
.
^
"At least 16 injured in Colombia car bomb blast"
.
news.yahoo.com
. Reuters. March 27, 2021
. Retrieved
March 27,
2021
.
^
"Atentado con coche bomba deja 43 personas heridas en Colombia"
.
jornada.com.mx
(in Spanish). La Jornada. March 27, 2021
. Retrieved
March 27,
2021
.
^
"Casi 5 mil venezolanos cruzaron la frontera por los combates y Colombia instalará un centro de atención para migrantes"
.
infobae
(in European Spanish). March 30, 2021
. Retrieved
March 30,
2021
.
^
"Falleció el excampeón Pablo Hernández"
.
eje21.com.co
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
4 January
2021
.
^
"Pablo Hernández"
.
olympedia.org
. Retrieved
4 January
2021
.
^
"El legado de Laura Weinstein para la población trans en Colombia"
.
El Tiempo
(in Spanish). 2 January 2021
. Retrieved
January 21,
2021
.
^
"Luto en la iglesia: obispo de Santa Marta y sacerdote en Cartagena, las más recientes víctimas del Covid-19"
.
infobae
(in European Spanish). January 12, 2021
. Retrieved
January 21,
2021
.
^
"Álvaro Mejía"
.
olympedia.org
. Retrieved
20 January
2021
.
^
Murió el compositor y actor chocoano Antún Castro
(in Spanish)
^
"Luto en el ajedrez colombiano: muere el Gran Maestro Gildardo García"
.
eltiempo.com
(in Spanish). 15 January 2021
. Retrieved
20 January
2021
.
^
Calixto Avena, exportero de selección Colombia, falleció por secuelas del covid
(in Spanish)
^
"Colombia's defense minister dies from COVID-19 at age 69"
.
AP NEWS
. 26 January 2021
. Retrieved
January 26,
2021
.
^
Muere "Bertulfo Álvarez", miembro del antiguo secretariado de las FARC
(in Spanish)
^
Bishop Héctor Epalza Quintero
^
"Asesinaron a otro líder social, esta vez fue en Corinto, Cauca"
.
infobae
(in European Spanish). February 3, 2021
. Retrieved
February 3,
2021
.
^
Falleció en Valledupar el periodista Beder Guerra Gutiérrez
(in Spanish)
^
Obituario: Mireya Arboleda de Cruz
(in Spanish)
^
Torrado, Santiago (24 February 2021).
"Muere el periodista colombiano Herbin Hoyos, creador del programa radial 'Las voces del secuestro'
"
.
EL PAÍS
(in Spanish). El Pais
. Retrieved
February 24,
2021
.
^
Murió Jorge Oñate, el Jilguero de América
(in Spanish)
^
"La cónsul de Panamá en Bogotá muere al ser arrastrado su vehículo por un río"
.
msn.com
. EFE. March 2, 2021
. Retrieved
March 2,
2021
.
^
El ciclismo colombiano está de luto: falleció Pedro Saúl Morales
(in Spanish)
^
Falleció el artista conceptual colombiano Antonio Caro
(in Spanish)
^
Heraldo, El.
"Fallece de un infarto Guillermo 'el Teacher' Berrío"
.
EL HERALDO
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
6 January
2022
.
^
Alvarado, Abel (15 April 2021).
"Muere senador conservador colombiano que tenía covid-19"
.
CNN
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
6 January
2022
.
^
"By coronavirus, Monsignor José Daniel Falla, bishop of Soacha for 5 years, died"
.
Archyde
. 1 May 2021
. Retrieved
6 January
2022
.
^
"Olympedia – Pablo Uribe"
.
www.olympedia.org
. Retrieved
6 January
2022
.
^
Turkewitz, Julie; Kurmanaev, Anatoly (19 May 2021).
"Colombia Rebel Commander 'Jesús Santrich' Killed, Venezuelan Officials Say"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
6 January
2022
.
^
"Fallece monseñor Arturo Correa, obispo emérito de Ipiales"
.
Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia.
(in Spanish). 26 May 2021
. Retrieved
6 January
2022
.
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