2014 in Colombia

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia.

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Incumbents

Events

March
  • March 9 - President Juan Manuel Santos's coalition wins a reduced majority, while former President Alvaro Uribe is elected to the Senate.[1]

May
  • May 18 - A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.[2]
  • May 25 - Voters in Colombia go to the polls for the first round in the presidential election. Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga wins a plurality of votes and will face the incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in the second round.[3]

June
  • June 15 - Voters in Colombia go to the polls for a presidential election, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.[4]

August
  • August 8 - Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.

November
  • November 30 - FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they recently captured.[5]

References
  1. "Colombia election shrinks government majority in Congress". 9 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. "31 Children Die in Colombian Bus Inferno". 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. "Colombia's Santos hurt in election first round, faces tough battle". 26 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Second Term". 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. "Colombian rebels free captured general". 30 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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