2011 in Colombia

Decades:	1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ;
See also:	Other events of 2011; Timeline of Colombian history;

Events in the year 2011 in Colombia.

Incumbents

President: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (2010-2018)
Vice President: Angelino Garzón (2010–2014)

Events

May

30 May – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) reportedly killed two mayoral candidates in the municipality of Campamento in the Antioquia department.^[2]

October

President Santos dissolves National Intelligence Service.^[3]
12 October – The 2011 Colombian student protests begin.
30 October – The 2011 Colombian regional and municipal elections are held.

November

4 November – Top FARC leader Guillermo León Sáenz aka Alfonso Cano is killed by the Colombian army.^[4]
14 November – Miss Colombia 2011 is held.
26 November – The FARC reportedly kill four members of the Colombian Security Forces that were held captive for more than a decade.^[5]

Births

Deaths

January

31 January – Hernán Alvarado Solano, 65, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (b.1946).^[6]

February

9 February:
- Olga de Angulo, 55, Colombian Olympic swimmer (b.1955).^[7]
- David Sánchez Juliao, 65, Colombian author (b. 1945).^[8]

March

24 March – Gloria Valencia de Castaño, 83, Colombian television host, respiratory failure (b. 1927).^[9]
28 March – Sonia Osorio, 83, Colombian ballet dancer and choreographer, respiratory failure (b.1928).^[10]

May

5 May – Salomón Hakim, 81, Colombian neurosurgeon, researcher, and inventor (b. 1922).^[11]

June

14 June – Augusto Ramírez Ocampo, 77, Colombian politician, Mayor of Bogotá (1982–1984), Foreign Minister (1984–1986), heart ailment (b. 1934).^[12]

July

26 July – Joe Arroyo, 55, Colombian singer (b. 1955).^[13]

September

2 September – Alberto Zalamea Costa, 82, Colombian journalist and politician, Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela and Italy (b. 1929).^[14]

October

5 October – Níver Arboleda, 43, Colombian footballer, heart attack (b. 1967).^[15]
7 October – Julio Mario Santo Domingo, 88, Colombian businessman (b. 1923).^[16]
19 October – Édison Chará, 31, Colombian footballer, shot (b. 1980).^[17]
30 October – Boris de Greiff, 81, Colombian chess master (b. 1930).^[18]

November

1 November – Héctor Rueda Hernández, 90, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Medellín (b. 1920).^[19]
4 November – Guillermo León Sáenz, 63, revolutionary (b. 1948).^[20]
20 November – Fabio Betancur Tirado, 73, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manizales (b. 1938).^[21]
23 November – Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa, 76, Colombian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1935).^[22]
26 November – Libio José Martínez [es], military officer (b. 1976).

References

^ "Colombia floods prompt emergency declaration". BBC News. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
^ Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
^ "Colombian president dissolves intelligence service". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2011-11-01. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
^ Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
^ Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01
^ "Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ "Sr/Olympic Sports". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
^ "La Opinion". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13.
^ Espectador, El (2011-03-25). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.
^ "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.
^ "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
^ "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
^ "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
^ "Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
^ Romero, Simon (2011-10-10). "Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombian Billionaire, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
^ "Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.
^ "Adiós a Boris de Greiff". El País (in Spanish). 2011-11-02. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
^ "Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
^ Pettersson, Olle Ohlsen (2012-07-31). "Deaths in Colombian armed conflict increased in 2011: US". Colombia News | Colombia Reports. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
^ "catholic-hierarchy.org".
^ "archive.ph".

External links

Media related to 2011 in Colombia at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Colombia floods prompt emergency declaration". BBC News. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

[2] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[3] "Colombian president dissolves intelligence service". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2011-11-01. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[4] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[5] Human Rights Watch (2012-01-22), "World Report 2012: Colombia", English, retrieved 2024-01-01

[6] "Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[7] "Sr/Olympic Sports". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

[8] "La Opinion". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13.

[9] Espectador, El (2011-03-25). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[10] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.

[11] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.

[12] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.

[13] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.

[14] "Colombia Reports". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.

[15] "Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[16] Romero, Simon (2011-10-10). "Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombian Billionaire, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[17] "Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.

[18] "Adiós a Boris de Greiff". El País (in Spanish). 2011-11-02. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[19] "Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[20] Pettersson, Olle Ohlsen (2012-07-31). "Deaths in Colombian armed conflict increased in 2011: US". Colombia News | Colombia Reports. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[21] "catholic-hierarchy.org".

[22] "archive.ph".

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2011 in Colombia

Incumbents

Events

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May

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November

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October

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