1994 in Colombia

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Events of 1994 in Colombia .

Incumbents

• President:
  • César Gaviria Trujillo (7 August 1990–7 August 1994).
  • Ernesto Samper Pizano (7 August 1994–7 August 1998). ^[1]
• Vice President:
  • Humberto de la Calle Lombana (7 August 1994–19 September 1997). ^{[2] [n 1]}

Events

Ongoing

• Colombian conflict.
• Massacre of Trujillo.

January

• 6 January – The Attorney General's office of Colombia announces that it has conducted a raid in Jerusalén, Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá against El Parche gang, arresting 23 people, 13 of whom are children. ^[3]
• 31 January – An avalanche in Florida, Valle del Cauca kills 14 with 60 others missing. ^[4]

February

• 13 February – Three homeless children, Javier Gonzalez (16), Jairo Murcia (14), “Asprilla” (12), are shot while sleeping and killed in Timiza, Bogotá. They are believed to be victims of the "social cleansing" carried out by armed right-wing gangs and militias. ^[5]

March

• 13 March – The 1994 legislative election takes place. The Liberal Party wins majorities in both house, 88/163 Chamber seats and 56/102 Senate seats.

April

• 27-29 April – On the 27th, Benjamin Santos is kidnapped from his home in Barrancabermeja by a Colombian Army counter-insurgency unit; he is seen in an army uniform, forced to 'patrol' the community with the unit. His body, showing signs of torture, is dumped in the local cemetery on the 29th. ^{[6] [7]}

May

• 25 May – A public bus on Avenida Boyacá in Bogotá is hijacked by seven men and a woman; they rob and rape its passengers. They would be caught by police four days later. ^[8]

June

• 6 June – 1994 Páez earthquake: Over 1,000 indigenous Páez people die as a result of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake at the Páez River and ensuing mudslides and avalanches. ^{[9] [10]}
• 13 June – México, Colombia, and Venezuela sign the G3 Free Trade Agreement.
• 19 June – The 1994 presidential election take place; Ernesto Samper wins, becoming the 29th President of Colombia.

July

• 2 July – Andrés Escobar is shot dead in Medellín. ^{[11] [12]}
• 7 July – The Disappearances Law, which was passed by Congress, is vetoed by president Gaviria. ^[13]

August

• 7 August – The 29th President of Colombia, Ernesto Samper Pizano, is inaugurated.

September

• Human rights activist Jairo Barahona, who had previously been subjected to harassment by security forces, is disappeared by people identifying themselves as National Police apart of the Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Unit (UNASE). ^[13]

October

• 16-17 October – Robbery on the Bank of the Republic: In Valledupar,
• 30 October – The 1994 local elections take place. ^[7]

November

• 2 November – A police convoy is ambushed in Puracé, Cauca by FARC and ELN rebels, killing 11 police officers and two bystanders. ^[7]

December

• 16 December –President Samper signs the ratification Protocol II of the Geneva Convention. ^[7]

Births

• 28 January – Maluma, singer.
• 12 March – Carlos Ramírez, cyclist and Olympic bronze winner.
• 23 September – Yerry Mina, footballer.

Deaths

• 2 July – Andrés Escobar, footballer (b. 1967). ^[11]

Notes

1. 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 with Vice President de la Calle taking office after the following presidential elections in 1994.

References

1. "Ernesto Samper | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
2. Henderson, James D.; Delpar, Helen; Brungardt, Maurice Philip; Weldon, Richard N. (2000). A Reference Guide to Latin American History. M.E. Sharpe. p. 284. ISBN   978-1-56324-744-6.
3. "La Fiscalía Detuvo a 23 Pandilleros" [The Prosecutor's Office Arrested 23 Gang Members]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 6 January 1994. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
4. "Colombia - Floods Feb 1994 UN DHA Information Reports 1-2". ReliefWeb. 2 February 1994. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
5. "Colombia: possible extrajudicial execution / fear for safety: Javier Gonzalez (aged 16), Jairo Murcia (aged 14), "Asprilla" (aged 12)". Amnesty International. 22 February 1994. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
6. "Colombia: torture and extrajudicial execution: Benjamin Santos". Amnesty International. 9 June 1994. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
7. "U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1994 - Colombia". Refworld. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
8. "Generation Under Fire: Children and Violence in Colombia". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
9. "Colombia - Earthquake and Mudslides Jun 1994 UN DHA Situation Reports 1-10 - Colombia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 7 June 1994. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
10. "Global Volcanism Program | Report on Nevado del Huila (Colombia) — May 1994". volcano.si.edu. doi:10.5479/si.gvp.bgvn199405-351050 . Retrieved 30 August 2024.
11. "Hope, tragedy and blood: Colombia at World Cup 1994". Football Paradise. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
12. Mercer, Pamela (3 July 1994). "Colombian Who Made World Cup Error Is Killed". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 30 August 2024.
13. "AMERICAS". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

• Media related to 1994 in Colombia at Wikimedia Commons