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Incumbents
edit- President: Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986–1990).
- Vice President: N/A.[n 1]
Events
editOngoing
editJanuary
edit- 18 January – La Rochela massacre.
February
edit- 27 February – Emerald magnate and Medellín Cartel affiliate Gilberto Molina is killed at his ranch in Sasaima, Cundinamarca along with 17 other people attending a party Molina was hosting.[1]
March
edit- 1 March – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) declare a unilateral ceasefire.[2]
April
edit- 5 April – The National Disaster Office (ONAD) declares a yellow alert status (2nd of the 4 levels) due to seismic activity from the Galeras stratovolcano.[3]
May
edit- 30 May – A car bomb containing 220 lbs of dynamite explodes in Bogotá. It kills 5, not including the intended target Miguel Maza Márquez, and injures over 100.[4]
June
edit- 19 June – The Constituent Assembly passes a law blocking the extradition of drug traffickers outside of Colombia.[5]
July
editAugust
edit- 5-8 August – 1989 South American Championships in Athletics.
- 18 August – Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated.
September
edit- 3 September – El Espectador offices in Bogotá are bombed, killing at least one person and injuring over 80.[6]
October
edit- 1 October – Referee Álvaro Ortega is assassinated in Medellín. As a result, the 1989 Campeonato Professional was canceled.
- 15 October – 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off).
November
edit- 27 November – Avianca Flight 203.
December
edit- 6 December – DAS Building bombing.[7]
- 17 December – 1989 Intercontinental Cup.
- 22 December – General Archive of the Nation (Colombia).
Uncertain
edit- 1989 Clásica del Tolima
- The Atlantis Primal Therapy Commune moves to Colombia from Ireland.
Births
edit- 9 March – Camilo Vargas, footballer.
- 29 September – Laura Perico, telenovela actress.
Deaths
edit- 27 February – Gilberto Molina, Emerald magnate and Medellín Cartel affiliate (b. 1937).[1]
- 18 August – Waldemar Franklin Quintero, National Police commander (b. 1941).
- 18 August – Luis Carlos Galán, politician (b. 1943).
Notes
edit- ^ The Office of the Vice President was officially abolished by the 1905 National Constituent Assembly on 28 March 1905, and it was only reinstituted after the ratification of the new 1991 Constitution and filled in the following presidential elections in 1994.
References
edit- ^ a b Colombian Emerald Czar Slain in Attack Tied to Gem Trade War. latimes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "11. Colombia (1910-present)". University of Central Arkansas (UCA). Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Colombia - Galeras Volcano Apr 1989 UNDRO Information Reports 1-4 - Colombia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 1989-04-06. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Car bomb kills 5, misses intended target - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Law passed to block extraditions of Colombians - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Robinson, Eugene (3 September 1989). "COLOMBIAN NEWSPAPER BOMBED". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "BOMB IN BOGOTA RUSH HOUR KILLS 35". Washington Post. 2024-01-01. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
External links
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