2023 in Colombia explained
See also: 2023 in South America and 2023 in the Caribbean.
Events in the year 2023 in Colombia.
Incumbents
Events
January
March
May
June
- 10 June – Having survived in the rainforest for 40 days, the remaining 4 passengers of the Cessna 206 aircraft, all children, were found and rescued by the Colombian military and rescuers and local volunteers.
August
September
October
November
December
Health
Deaths
- 8 January – Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, 57, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of El Banco (2014–2021) and Ocaña (since 2021).[15]
- 18 January – Henry Caicedo, 71, footballer.
- 10 February – Samuel Moreno Rojas, 62, lawyer and politician, Senator (1991-2006) and Mayor of Bogotá (2008-2011).
- 11 April – Miguel Escobar, 77, footballer.
- 19 April – Alfonso Araújo Cotes, 99, politician, governor of Cesar Department (1968-1970, 1975-1977).
- 17 May – Telésforo Pedraza Ortega, 77, politician.
- 17 May – Alicia Dussán de Reichel, 102, anthropologist and ethnologist.
Notes and References
- News: Venezuela, Colombia finalize border reopening. RFI. 2 January 2022.
- Web site: 2023-01-19 . 'Help': Colombia rescues sailor adrift in Caribbean 24 days . 2023-01-20 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: 2022-09-20 . Campeonato Sudamericano sub 20 Colombia 2023: fechas y sedes del torneo . 2022-09-30 . Antena 2 . es.
- Web site: Militants kill 9 soldiers in attack on Colombia's military . 2023-04-07 . ABC News . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-03 . Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining rebel group in hopes of forging peace . 2023-08-04 . AP News . en.
- Web site: AFP . 2023-09-05 . Nine killed as Colombia guerrillas clash despite peace talks . 2023-09-05 . The Daily Star . en.
- Web site: 20 September 2023 . At least two dead and two wounded in Colombian car bomb blast. La Presna Latina Media. 21 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230921021417/https://www.laprensalatina.com/at-least-two-dead-and-two-wounded-in-colombian-car-bomb-blast/. 21 September 2023 . en-US.
- Web site: 14 October 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse) .
- Web site: 2023-10-16 . Colombia demands Israel envoy leave amid spat over war with Hamas . 2023-10-16 . RFI . en.
- Web site: Colombia to open embassy in Palestine: President . 2023-10-20 . www.aa.com.tr.
- Web site: 2023-10-27 . Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president . 2023-10-28 . AP News . en.
- News: 2023-11-03 . Pablo Escobar's feral hippos face cull in Colombia . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-11-03.
- Web site: 2023-12-22 . Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president . 2023-12-23 . AP News . en.
- News: 2023-12-27 . Renewable energy drive for indigenous groups in Colombia . en-GB . 2023-12-27.
- Web site: Fallece obispo de Ocaña, monseñor Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz . . 2023-01-08 . es . 2023-01-09.