2009 in Colombia

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Events in the year 2009 in Colombia.

Incumbents

President: Álvaro Uribe

Events

February

February - FARC frees a former provincial governor along with five other high-profile hostages since 2001.

March

18 March - FARC releases a Swedish engineer thought to be the rebel group's last foreign hostage.^[1]

November

November - President Alvaro Uribe signs a deal giving the US military access to seven military bases.^[2]

December

December - Marxist rebel groups intend to stop fighting each other and focus on attacking the Colombian armed forces.^[3]
December - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders 15,000 troops to the Colombian border.^[4]

Deaths

10 January - Liliana Lozano, 30, Colombian actress and beauty queen, shot.^[5]
16 March - Ramón Mantilla Duarte, 83, Colombian Bishop of Ipiales (1985–1987).^[6]
13 May - Rafael Escalona, 81, Colombian Vallenato composer and troubador.^[7]
30 May - Alexander Obregón, 32, Colombian footballer, car accident.^[8]
5 June - Helena Benítez de Zapata, 93, songwriter, politician, teacher, and journalist.^[9]
18 July - Ricardo Londoño, 59, Colombian racing driver, shot.^[10]
29 August - Gustavo Martínez Frías, 74, Colombian archbishop of Nueva Pamplona.^[11]
11 September - Julio Bovea, 75, musician.^[12]
20 September - Herman Córdoba, 19, Colombian footballer, traffic collision.^[13]
1 November - Arturo Salazar Mejía, 88, Colombian Roman Catholic Bishop of Pasto.^[14]
6 November - Abraham Escudero Montoya, 69, Colombian Roman Catholic Bishop of Palmira.^[15]
21 December - Jaime Agudelo, 84, Colombian comedian, respiratory failure.^[16]
22 December - Luis Francisco Cuéllar, 69, Colombian politician, Governor of Caqueta, assassination.^[17]

References

↑ Carroll, Rory (2009-03-18). "Colombian Farc rebels release last known foreign hostage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
↑ "The Christian Science Monitor". Archived from the original on 2016-09-10.
↑ "Colombia profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
↑ "Colombia profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
↑ "Asesinan a actriz de Pasión de gavilanes". People en Español (in Spanish). January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
↑ "Bishop Ramón Mantilla Duarte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
↑ ""Muere compositor colombiano de música vallenata Rafael Escalona". Reuters (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-05-17.
↑ ""Falleció Alex Obregón" (in Spanish). Archived from the original". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
↑ "15 años sin Helena Benítez de Zapata, mucho más que una compositora" [15 years without Helena Benítez de Zapata, far more than a songwriter], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2024-06-02, retrieved 2025-05-14
↑ "Former F1 driver Londoño assassinated". Archived from the original on 2009-08-23.
↑ "Archbishop Gustavo Martínez Frías [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
↑ "Murió el maestro Julio Bovea" [Maestro Julio Bovea has died], El Colombiano (in Spanish), 2009-09-12, retrieved 2025-04-04
↑ "UPDATE 1-Soccer-Celebrating Colombian players die in car crash". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
↑ ""Arturo Salazar, agustino recoleto y obispo emérito de Pasto, fallece en Manizales a los 88 años" [Arturo Salazar, Augustinian Recollect and Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, dies in Manizales at the age of 88]". Archived from the original on 2009-11-05.
↑ "EL OBSERVATORIAL". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
↑ "EL TIEMPO".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Abducted Colombia governor killed". 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

External links

Media related to 2009 in Colombia at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Carroll, Rory (2009-03-18). "Colombian Farc rebels release last known foreign hostage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

[2] "The Christian Science Monitor". Archived from the original on 2016-09-10.

[3] "Colombia profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

[4] "Colombia profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

[5] "Asesinan a actriz de Pasión de gavilanes". People en Español (in Spanish). January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

[6] "Bishop Ramón Mantilla Duarte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

[7] ""Muere compositor colombiano de música vallenata Rafael Escalona". Reuters (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-05-17.

[8] ""Falleció Alex Obregón" (in Spanish). Archived from the original". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.

[9] "15 años sin Helena Benítez de Zapata, mucho más que una compositora" [15 years without Helena Benítez de Zapata, far more than a songwriter], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2024-06-02, retrieved 2025-05-14

[10] "Former F1 driver Londoño assassinated". Archived from the original on 2009-08-23.

[11] "Archbishop Gustavo Martínez Frías [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

[12] "Murió el maestro Julio Bovea" [Maestro Julio Bovea has died], El Colombiano (in Spanish), 2009-09-12, retrieved 2025-04-04

[13] "UPDATE 1-Soccer-Celebrating Colombian players die in car crash". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

[14] ""Arturo Salazar, agustino recoleto y obispo emérito de Pasto, fallece en Manizales a los 88 años" [Arturo Salazar, Augustinian Recollect and Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, dies in Manizales at the age of 88]". Archived from the original on 2009-11-05.

[15] "EL OBSERVATORIAL". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.

[16] "EL TIEMPO".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[17] "Abducted Colombia governor killed". 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

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