1995 in Colombia

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See also:	Other events of 1995 Timeline of Colombian history

Events in the year 1995 in Colombia .

Incumbents

• President: Ernesto Samper Pizano (1994–1998). ^[1]
• Vice President: Humberto De la Calle (1994–1997). ^[2]

Events

Ongoing

• Colombian conflict.
• Proceso 8000.

January

• 1 January – The G3 Free Trade Agreement between Colombia, México, and Venezuela goes into effect.
• 11 January – Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256.

February

• 8 February – 1995 Choco earthquake.

June

• 23 June – The Pacific Ocean Games begins in Cali. ^[3]

July

• 3 July – The Pacific Ocean Games ends in Cali. The 1995 event was the first and last Pacific Ocean Games. ^[3]

August

• 13 August – Popular daily morning show host Jaime Garzón is shot and killed by two men on a motorcycle while on his way to work. ^[4]
• 21 August – La Gabarra massacre.

November

• 30 November – The first section of Line A of the Medellín Metro between Niquía to Poblado is opened. ^[5] This included:
  • Acevedo station
  • Bello station
  • Berrío Park station
  • Caribe station
  • Hospital station
  • Industriales station

December

• 20 December – American Airlines Flight 965 crashes on route to Cali, killing 155 of the 163 people on board. ^[6]

Uncertain

• Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park is established. ^[7]

Births

• 22 February – Laura González, actress and model.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 28 February – Nicole Regnier, footballer.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 12 August – Martha Bayona, cyclist. ^[8]

Deaths

• 19 January – Patricia Teherán, vallenato singer (b. 1969) ^[9]
• 25 March – Luis Enrique Martínez, musician and songwriter (b. 1922–3). ^[10]
• 13 August – Jaime Garzón, journalist and political satirist (b. 1960). ^[4]

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. Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 511. ISBN   978-1-4766-1527-1.
4. "Jaime Garzón". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
5. "Medellín Metro". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
6. Regar, Evelyn; Leeuwen, A. M. G. J. van; Serruys, Patrick W. (6 March 2007). Optical Coherence Tomography in Cardiovascular Research. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-415-38340-0.
7. Sesana, Laura (2006). Colombia Natural Parks. Villegas Asociados. p. 83. ISBN   978-958-8156-87-3.
8. "Martha Bayona". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
9. "Murió diosa del vallenato" [Goddess of vallenato has died], El Tiempo (in Spanish), 1995-01-20, retrieved 2025-07-08
10. Tonny Perez Mier (1995-03-27), "Adiós al Cantor de Fonseca" [Farewell to the Singer of Fonseca], El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-04-08

External links

• Media related to 1995 in Colombia at Wikimedia Commons