2017 in Colombia

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Events in the year 2017 in Colombia .

Incumbents

• President: Juan Manuel Santos
• Vice President:
  • until 21 March: Germán Vargas Lleras
  • 21 March-29 March: vacant
  • starting 29 March: Oscar Naranjo

Events

• 7 January – the Reinado Internacional del Café 2017, held in Manizales

Deaths

Elkin Ramírez

• 29 January – Elkin Ramírez, singer-songwriter (b. 1962). ^[1]
• 15 March – Vicky, singer and songwriter (b. 1947) ^[2]
• 5 June – Marcos Coll, footballer (b. 1935)
• 6 November – Jaime Llano González, musician and composer (b. 1932) ^[3]

References

1. Cantor-Navas, Judy (29 January 2017). "Elkin Ramirez, Colombia's 'Rock Titan' and Leader of Kraken, Dies at 54". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
2. Carlos Solano (2017-03-15), "Falleció la cantante Vicky" [The singer Vicky has died], El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-11-13
3. "Murió el maestro Jaime Llano González" [Maestro Jaime Llano González has died], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2017-11-06, retrieved 2025-06-11