2024 in Colombia

See also: 2024 in South America

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Events in the year 2024 in Colombia .

Incumbents

• President: Gustavo Petro
• Vice President: Francia Márquez
• Government: Cabinet of Gustavo Petro

Events

January

• January 4 – The Clan del Golfo detonate explosives at an army base in Turbo, Antioquia Department, killing a soldier and injuring 12 others. ^[1]
• January 13 – El Carmen de Atrato landslide: A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, kills 37 people and injures at least 35 others. ^[2]
• January 19 – One person dies after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes the Valle del Cauca Department. ^[3]

February

• February 27 – President Gustavo Petro announces the suspension of weapons purchases from Israeli manufacturers and acknowledges the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip as genocide. ^[4]

April

• April 24 – Amazon rubber cycle: The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for allowing the enslavement and systematic brutality they endured during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries. ^[5]
• April 29 – An Mi-17 army helicopter crashes near Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar Department, killing all nine officers on board. ^[6]

May

• May 2 – Colombia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel over its war in Gaza. ^[7]
• May 16 – Elmer Fernandez, the director of the La Modelo prison in Bogota, is shot dead by a motorcycled gunman while on his way home from work. ^[8]
• May 20 – Six people are injured in a bomb attack in Jamundi blamed on FARC dissidents. ^[9]
• May 28 – The Senate of Colombia approves a resolution banning Spanish-style bullfighting in the country. ^[10]

June

• 10 June – Doe v. Chiquita Brands International: After 17 years of litigation, Chiquita Brands International is found liable by a jury in United States Federal Court of financing the far-right paramilitary death squad United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia in the Antioquia and Magdalena Departments. ^[11]
• 10 June – One person is killed, and 20 others are injured after a cable car plunges into a sidewalk next to a station platform in Medellin. ^[12]
• 29 June – The FARC-splinter group Segunda Marquetalia agrees to a "unilateral ceasefire" and the release of its captives following negotiations with the Colombian government held in Venezuela. ^[13]

July

• 1 July – Larry Álvarez, a cofounder of the transnational crime group Tren de Aragua based in Venezuela, is arrested by police in Circasia, Quindío. ^[14]
• 14 July:
  • Colombia loses 1-0 against Argentina at the 2024 Copa América final held in Miami. ^[15]
  • Colombian Football Federation president Ramón Jesurún is arrested in Miami following an altercation related to the Colombian team's defeat to Argentina in the 2024 Copa América final. ^[16] The charges against him are dropped on 26 August. ^[17]
• 15 July – Clifton Suspension Bridge human remains discovery: Colombian Yostin Andres Mosquera is charged with the murders of two gay men and remanded in custody by Wimbledon Magistrates Court in London, United Kingdom. ^[18]
• 16 July – The government ends its ceasefire agreement with dissident FARC factions, citing splits within the group. ^[19]
• 22 July – President Petro signs into law a bill banning bullfighting in the country. ^[20]

August

• 9–12 August – Sixty-six soldiers are abducted and held captive by villagers in Guaviare Department before being released. ^[21]
• 15–19 August – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle embark a four-day visit to Colombia, hosted by Vice President Francia Márquez, with a focus on promoting child online safety and women empowerment. ^{[22] [23]}
• 31 August–22 September – 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ^[24]

September

• 3 September – Truckers establish roadblocks around Bogotá, Medellin and Cali as part of a nationwide strike in protest over fuel increases. ^[25]
• 6 September – The Administrative Court of Cundinamarca orders the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development to eradicate hippopotamuses introduced by Pablo Escobar and their descendants by December, citing threats to "ecological balance". ^[26]
• 17 September – Two soldiers are killed, and 21 others are injured in an attack on an army base near Puerto Jordan, Arauca Department, that is blamed on the ELN, ^[27] prompting the government to suspend peace negotiations with the group on 18 September. ^[28]
• 23 September – The Egmont Group suspends Colombia's access to its financial crimes database in retaliation for President Gustavo Petro's decision to disclose classified information from the group regarding dealings made by his predecessor Ivan Duque with Pegasus spyware. ^[29]

October

• 21 October–1 November – 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Cali. ^[30]

November

• 2 November – Nine active and former military personnel are arrested on suspicion of weapons smuggling following a grenade attack on a toll booth in Bogota in 2023. ^[31]
• 26 November – President Petro announces the imposition of visa requirements on British nationals travelling to Colombia in response to the United Kingdom revoking visa-free access to Colombian nationals. ^[32]

December

• 3 December – Simultaneous raids are carried out by authorities on 11 prisons nationwide as part of efforts to seize contraband. ^[33]
• 7 December – One person is killed in a motorcycle bombing at a police checkpoint in Jamundi. ^[34]

Art and entertainment

• List of Colombian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• List of 2024 box office number-one films in Colombia

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Colombia

Source: ^{[35] [36]}

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 8 January – Three Kings Day
• 24 March – Palm Sunday
• 25 March – Saint Joseph's Day
• 28 March – Holy Thursday
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 31 March – Easter Sunday
• 1 May – Labor Day
• 13 May – Ascension Day
• 3 June – Feast of Corpus Christi
• 10 June – Sacred Heart
• 1 July – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
• 20 July – Independence Day
• 7 August – Battle of Boyacá
• 19 August – Assumption Day
• 14 October – Columbus Day
• 4 November – All Saints' Day
• 11 November – Independence of Cartagena
• 8 December – Day of Immaculate Conception
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 2 January – Juan Carlos Henao Pérez, 64, jurist (Colombian peace agreement) and academic, president of the Constitutional Court (2009–2010) and rector of Universidad Externado (2012–2021). ^[37]
• 11 January – Efraín Antonio Ríos, 113, supercentenarian. ^[38]
• 19 January – Mario E. Dorsonville, 63, Colombian-born American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Washington (2015–2023) and bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (since 2023). ^[39]
• 20 January – Piedad Córdoba, 68, politician, MP (1992–2010). ^[40]
• 19 February – Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña, 65, politician, minister of foreign affairs (1994–1996). ^[41]
• 24 March – José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui, 96, Roman Catholic bishop. ^[42]
• 21 May – Omar Geles, 57, accordionist, singer, and songwriter. ^[43]
• 15 June – Rafael Campo Miranda, 105, songwriter. ^[44]
• 2 September – Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, 79, politician, mayor of Bucaramanga (2016–2019), Senator (2022) and presidential candidate. ^[45]
• 4 October –Marlon Pérez Arango, 48, professional road bicycle racer, murdered by stabbing ^[46]
• 4 December – Rafael Nieto Navia, 86, diplomat, political scientist, and professor, president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (1987–1989). ^[47]

References

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2. "Zeker 18 doden en tientallen gewonden bij aardverschuiving in Colombia". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
3. "Una mujer muerta, caída de techos y agrietamientos dejó el temblor en Ansermanuevo" [A dead woman, falling roofs and cracks left the tremor in Ansermanuevo]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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5. "Gobierno colombiano pide perdón por "genocidio" del caucho". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
6. "A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country's north, killing 9 soldiers". AP News. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
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14. "Colombia captures one of the founders of the Tren de Aragua gang, wanted in Venezuela and Chile". Associated Press. July 2, 2024.
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24. "N Korea win record third U20 Fifa Women's World Cup". BBC. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
25. "Colombian truckers block highways in main cities in protest over increases in fuel prices". Associated Press. September 4, 2024.
26. "Colombian court orders Escobar's hippos to be hunted". France 24. September 4, 2024.
27. "Colombia's president says attack on army base 'practically ends' peace talks with ELN rebels". Associated Press. September 18, 2024.
28. "Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group after a deadly attack on the military". Associated Press. September 19, 2024.
29. "Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report". Associated Press. September 24, 2024.
30. "Agreement signed at UN summit gives Indigenous groups voice". VOA. November 2, 2024.
31. "Colombian authorities arrest active and retired military personnel over weapons trafficking". Associated Press. November 3, 2024.
32. "Colombia to require visas for British citizens in response to UK visa restrictions". Associated Press. November 27, 2024.
33. "Colombian police raid 11 prisons to combat extortion rackets". France 24. December 4, 2024.
34. "A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in Colombia killing 1 and injuring 14". Associated Press. December 8, 2024.
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38. Villatoro, Fabrizio (2024-01-12). "Efraín Antonio Ríos García, World's Second-Oldest Living Man, Dies at 113". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
39. "Bishop Mario Dorsonville Passed Away Friday Night, Funeral Arrangements to be Announced". Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux. 2024-01-20. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
40. "Atención: falleció la senadora Piedad Córdoba". Semana (in Spanish). 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
41. Murió Rodrigo Pardo, periodista y exdiplomático, a los 65 años (in Spanish)
42. Murió José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui quien fue obispo de Valledupar (in Spanish)
43. "Murió el cantautor vallenato Omar Geles, autor de 'Los caminos de la vida'" [Vallenato singer-songwriter Omar Geles, author of 'Los caminos de la vida', has died], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2024-05-21, retrieved 2025-09-11
44. Leonardo Herrera Delgans (2024-06-15), "Luto en la música colombiana : falleció en Barranquilla a los 105 años el maestro Rafael Campo Miranda", El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-04-01
45. "Real estate magnate who came close to winning Colombia's presidential election dies from cancer". Associated Press. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
46. Tobón, Santiago Olivares (2024-10-04). "En una riña asesinaron al histórico ciclista antioqueño Marlon Pérez en El Carmen de Viboral". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
47. Reacciones por el fallecimiento del reconocido jurista Rafael Nieto Navia, expresidente de la Corte IDH (in Spanish)

External links

• Online calendar