2014 in Colombia

2014
in
Colombia

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia.

Incumbents

Events

March

May

  • 18 May – A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.
  • 25 May – Voters in Colombia go to the polls for the first round in the presidential election. Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga wins a plurality of votes and will face the incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in the second round.

June

  • 15 June – Voters in Colombia go to the polls for a presidential election, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.

August

  • 8 August – Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.[citation needed]

November

  • 30 November – FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they recently captured.

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Colombia election shrinks government majority in Congress". Reuters. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "31 Children Die in Colombian Bus Inferno". 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Colombia's Santos hurt in election first round, faces tough battle". Reuters. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Second Term". 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Colombian rebels free captured general". Fox News. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.