2001 in Colombia

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Events of 2001 in Colombia .

Incumbents

• President: Andrés Pastrana Arango (1998–2002).
• Vice President: Gustavo Bell (1998–2002).

Events

January

• 1 January – Politicians elected in the October 29th 2000 regional and municipal elections take office.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 4 January – The Colombian Government asks the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to clarify whether they were responsible for the 29 December 2000 assassination of Congressperson Diego Turbay and his family in Caquetá. ^{[1] [2]}
• 17 January – Chengue Massacre. ^[3]

February

• 8-9 February – The FARC return to peace talks after meetings between Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda and President Andrés Pastrana Arango. ^[4]
• 24-27 February – President Pastrana meets with U.S. President George W. Bush in New York at the United Nations General Assembly. ^[5]

March

• 23 March – President Andrés Pastrana meets with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. ^[4]

April

• 10-13 April – Naya Massacre: Members of the Calima Front of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) kill around 50 mostly displaced Indigenous and Afro-Colombian people in Alto Naya, Cauca. ^[6]

May

• 17 May – A car bomb goes off in Parque Lleras in Medellín, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 50. ^[7]

June

La Picota Prison

• Uncertain date – The programadora En Vivo (previously Nuevos Días TV) ceases operations. ^[8]
• 17 June – The 51st Vuelta a Colombia begins Ciudad de Popayán, Cauca. ^[9]
• 23 June – The FARC-EP attack and break into La Picota prison in Bogotá with dynamite and the goal of breaking out FARC prisoners after the government refused to participate in a prisoners exchange. More than 140 prisoners fled, five were killed, and at least 36 were recaptured. ^[10]

July

• 11–29 July – The 2001 Copa América is held in Colombia. At the finals in Bogotá on the 29th, Colombia wins 1–0 against México and Honduras wins third place against Uruguay after a penalty round. ^[11]
• 24 July – Bigamy ceases to be a criminal offense in Colombia. ^{[12] [13]}

August

• 7 August – President Pastrana announces that he will be cutting off talks with the ELN in a speech to army personnel. ^[4]

September

• 10 September – The United Self Defense Forces of Colombia is put on the United States Department of State list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). ^[14]
• 24 September – Consuelo Araújo and 20 others are kidnapped by the 59th front of the FARC-EP in Patillal, Valledupar, Cesar. ^[15]
• 30 September – Consuelo Araújo is killed during combat between the FARC-EP kidnappers and the National Army in La Mina, Valledupar, Cesar. ^[15]

October

• 6 October – The Colombia national rugby union team plays Venezuela's in the first match of the 2001 South American Rugby Championship "B" in Caracas. Venezuela wins 55–0. ^[16]

November

• 3 November – The Colombia national rugby union team plays Brazil's in their second match of the 2001 South American Rugby Championship "B" in Bogota. Brazil wins 44–12. ^[16]
• 12 November – 2001 Miss Colombia is held in Cartagena de Indias, Miss Chocó, Vanessa Mendoza, wins. ^[17]

December

The Virgilio Barco Public Library in Bogotá

• 21 December – The Virgilio Barco Public Library in Bogotá opens.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 24 December – The Colombian government and FARC agree to hold peace talks in January 2002. ^[4]

Births

• 8 January – Juan Cabal, footballer. ^[18]
• 25 January – Cristian Devenish, footballer.
• 1 February – Juan Patiño, footballer.
• 17 April – Yeison López Cuello, weightlifter.
• 30 July – Daniel Ruiz, footballer.
• 3 September – María Barrera Zapata, Paralympic swimmer.

Deaths

• 1 January – Heriberto Urán, racing cyclist (b. 1954).
• 11 January – Álvaro Jordan, tennis play (b. 1962).
• 30 September – Consuelo Araújo, politician, writer, and journalist (b. 1940).

References

1. "Cronología del proceso de paz" [Timeline of the Peace Process]. BBC Mundo (in Spanish). 21 February 2002. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
2. "Colombia: Beyond Negotiation: International Humanitarian Law and its Application to the Conduct of the FARC-EP, III. Abductions and Extrajudicial Executions". Publications. 13 (3(B)). Human Rights Watch (HRW). August 2001. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
3. "Masacre de Chengue - Rutas del Conflicto". rutasdelconflicto.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
4. "Peace Timeline: 2001". The Center for International Policy's Latin America Security Program. 8 January 2002. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
5. "Visits By Foreign Leaders of Colombia". U.S. Office of the Historian. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
6. CM (20 June 2012). "The roots of the El Naya massacre". VerdadAbierta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
7. "Car bomb blast kills 7 in Medellin". CNN. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
8. Monroy G., Martha Luz (15 June 2001). "Murió en Vivo" [En Vivo died]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
9. "51st Vuelta a Colombia - 2.5". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
10. "Colombian Rebels Attack Prisons, 140 Prisoners Flee | Prison Legal News". Prison Legal News. 15 November 2001. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
11. "Mexico - Colombia 0:1 (Copa América 2001 Colombia, Final)". World Football. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
12. "Bigamy row in Colombia". BBC News. 12 June 2001. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
13. Rada, Esteban. "Bigamy in Colombia". RADA Lawyers Colombia. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
14. "Foreign Terrorist Organizations". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
15. "Veinte años sin Consuelo Araújo Noguera, "La Cacica"" [Twenty years without Consuelo Araújo Noguera, “La Cacica”]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
16. "South American Championship - 2001". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
17. "Con la Corona Llegó la Alegría" [With the Crown Came Joy]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 13 November 2001. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
18. Juventus.com. "Juan David Cabal | Defender Juventus Men's First Team". Juventus.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

External links

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