2007 in Colombia

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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Colombia .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia</span> Colombian guerrilla movement

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army is a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964. The FARC-EP was officially founded in 1966 from peasant self-defense groups formed from 1948 during the "Violencia" as a peasant force promoting a political line of agrarianism and anti-imperialism. They are known to employ a variety of military tactics, in addition to more unconventional methods, including terrorism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Álvaro Uribe</span> President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010

Álvaro Uribe Vélez is a Colombian politician who served as the 31st President of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010.

The Norte del Valle Cartel, or North Valley Cartel, was a drug cartel that operated principally in the north of the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia, most notably the coastal city of Buenaventura. It rose to prominence during the 1990s, after the Cali and Medellín Cartels fragmented, and it was known as one of the most powerful organizations in the illegal drug trade. The drug cartel was led by the brothers Luis Enrique and Javier Antonio Calle Serna, alias "Los Comba", until its takedown in 2008 by the authorities of Colombia and Venezuela, with cooperation of the United States DEA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colombian conflict</span> Low-intensity asymmetric war in Colombia

The Colombian conflict began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups and crime syndicates, and far-left guerrilla groups, fighting each other to increase their influence in Colombian territory. Some of the most important international contributors to the Colombian conflict include multinational corporations, the United States, Cuba, and the drug trafficking industry.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC–EP) is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia, which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict.

Diego León Montoya Sánchez, also known as Don Diego, is a Colombian former crime boss and leader of the Norte del Valle drug cartel. On October 25, 2002, Montoya was listed as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker on the United States Department of Treasury's Specially Designated National List.

Ricardo González also known as Rodrigo Granda is a Colombian Venezuelan, member of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). He has served as international spokesman of the guerrilla organization. He currently faces criminal charges in Paraguay for his alleged involvement from an intellectual and logistic angle in the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Cecilia Cubas, daughter of former President Raúl Cubas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">María Consuelo Araújo</span> Colombian politician (b. 1971)

María Consuelo "Conchi" Araújo Castro is a Colombian politician. She was Minister of Culture from 2002 to 2006, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2007 in the government of Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Later, during the second Mayor's Office of Enrique Peñalosa, served as Secretary of Social Integration of Bogotá and as manager of TransMilenio. She is currently the CEO of Gran Colombia Gold Corp. and part of the Mañanas Blu team with Néstor Morales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raúl Reyes</span> Colombian guerilla (1948–2008)

Luis Edgar Devia Silva, better known by his nom de guerreRaúl Reyes, was a leader, Secretariat member, spokesperson, and advisor to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army (FARC–EP). He died during an attack by the Colombian army 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) within Ecuador, sparking the 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis involving Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.

The FARC-Government peace process (1999–2002), from January 7, 1999, to February 20, 2002, was a failed peace process between the Government of President Andrés Pastrana Arango and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group in an effort to bring to an end the ongoing Colombian armed conflict.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kidnappings in Colombia</span>

Kidnappings in Colombia refers to the practice of kidnapping in the Republic of Colombia. This criminal practice was first introduced in modern Colombian history during the early 1970s by the guerrilla movements and, later, also by criminal groups. With the release of Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt on July 2, 2008 this practice gained worldwide notoriety.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luis Hernando Gómez</span>

Luis Hernando Gómez Bustamante is a Colombian drug trafficker for the Norte del Valle Cartel, who was arrested in 2004 and, on July 19, 2007 transported for extradition to the United States on charges of money laundering and drug smuggling. Gomez, also known as "Rasguño" is reported to have received his nickname after dismissing the wound caused by being grazed in the cheek by a bullet as "just a scratch". He is currently incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution, Mendota with a projected release date of 2032.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hélmer Herrera</span> Colombian drug trafficker (1951-1998)

Francisco Hélmer Herrera Buitrago, also known as "Pacho" and "H7", was a Colombian drug trafficker, fourth in command in the Cali Cartel, and believed to be the son of Benjamín Herrera Zuleta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Illegal drug trade in Colombia</span> Colombian sale and distribution of illegal narcotics

The illegal drug trade in Colombia has, since the 1970s, centered successively on four major drug trafficking cartels: Medellín, Cali, Norte del Valle, and North Coast, as well as several bandas criminales, or BACRIMs. The trade eventually created a new social class and influenced several aspects of Colombian culture, economics, and politics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis</span>

The Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis refers to the kidnapping of 12 Deputies of the Assembly of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on April 12, 2002 by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to pressure a prisoner exchange between them and the government and to negotiate the demilitarization of the municipalities of Florida and Pradera to initiate peace dialogues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Humanitarian exchange</span>

The Humanitarian Exchange or Humanitarian Accord referred to a possible accord to exchange hostages for prisoners between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group and the Government of Colombia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Barrera Barrera</span> Colombian drug lord

Daniel Barrera Barrera, also known as El Loco, is a Colombian drug lord suspected of being the boss of the illegal drug trade in Colombia's eastern plains. He was arrested in Venezuela on September 18, 2012 after trafficking drugs for more than 20 years. The arrest of the drug lord, according to news reports in the New York Times, was the result of a complex four-nation endeavor. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos named Barrera "the last of the great kingpins".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Los Rastrojos</span> Defunct Colombian drug cartel

Los Rastrojos is a Colombian drug cartel and paramilitary group engaged in the Colombian armed conflict. The group was formed by Norte del Valle cartel capo Wilber Varela, alias "Jabon" and one of his right-hand men, "Diego Rastrojo", around 2004 when Varela fell out with fellow-capo Diego Leon Montoya, alias "Don Diego". The group became independent after the murder of its main founder in Venezuela in 2008 and at its height was one of the most important drug trafficking organizations in Colombia.

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Colombia.

Events from the year 2002 in Colombia.

References

  1. ↑ "Colombia police nab suspected drug chief". 16 January 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Colombian politician is arrested". 16 February 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Colombian foreign minister quits". 19 February 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Colombia's ex-spy chief released". 24 March 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nationwide blackout hits Colombia". 27 April 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Colombian rebels kill nine police". 10 May 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Colombia police chiefs forced out". 15 May 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Farc leader guilty of US kidnaps". 9 July 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Farc 'killed hostages by mistake'". 29 July 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Colombia admits high-level military corruption". 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Brazil nabs Colombian drug lord wanted in U.S." 7 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Suspected drug kingpin caught with his pants down". 11 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "At least 20 killed in Colombian gold mine disaster". 13 October 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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