2007 in Colombia

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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Colombia.

Incumbents

15 January – Colombian police arrest Eugenio Montoya, also known as Don Hugo, suspected of being a leader of the Norte del Valle syndicate, which is described by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the “most powerful and violent drug-trafficking organization in Colombia”.^[1]

15 February – Six Colombian legislators are arrested due to alleged links to paramilitary groups, including Senator Álvaro Araújo, the brother of Foreign Minister María Consuelo Araújo.^[2]
19 February – Colombian foreign minister María Consuelo Araújo resigns days after the arrest of her brother, Senator Álvaro Araújo, in the country's ongoing para-political scandal. President Álvaro Uribe Vélez appoints Fernando Araújo as the new Minister.^[3]

23 March – Jorge Noguera, former Colombian intelligence chief, is freed from prison following a ruling by an appeals court after having been jailed last month for collaborating with right wing militia.^[4]

26 April – A nationwide mid-morning power outage hits Colombia; government sources discount guerrilla activity and blame a technical fault.^[5]

9 May – At least nine Colombian policemen are killed, and six others injured, from a bomb planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Santander Department.^[6]
14 May – Jorge Daniel Castro, the head of the Colombian National Police force and Guillermo Chavez, the intelligence chief, resign over an illegal wiretapping scandal.^[7]

10 July – Simón Trinidad, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is found guilty of conspiracy to hold three Americans hostage by a U.S. court.^[8]
28 July 28 – Colombia's intelligence chief Andrés Peñate claims FARC rebels accidentally killed 11 politicians it was holding, after running into another rebel unit.^[9]
30 July 30 – Juan Manuel Santos, the Defense Minister of Colombia, claims that the military has been infiltrated by FARC and drug gangs.^[10]

7 August – Juan Carlos Ramirez-Abadia, Colombian cocaine trafficker boss of the Norte del Valle Cartel is apprehended in Brazil and faces extradition to the United States. The US Government had offered a reward of US$5 million.^[11]

10 September – Diego León Montoya Sánchez, leader of the Norte del Valle cartel and one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, is captured by Colombian authorities.^[12]

13 October – At least 20 people die following a landslide at an open pit gold mine near Suarez in the Tolima department.^[13]

^ "Colombia police nab suspected drug chief". 16 January 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Colombian politician is arrested". 16 February 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Colombian foreign minister quits". 19 February 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Colombia's ex-spy chief released". 24 March 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Nationwide blackout hits Colombia". 27 April 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Colombian rebels kill nine police". 10 May 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Colombia police chiefs forced out". 15 May 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Farc leader guilty of US kidnaps". 9 July 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Farc 'killed hostages by mistake'". 29 July 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Colombia admits high-level military corruption". 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Brazil nabs Colombian drug lord wanted in U.S." Reuters. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Suspected drug kingpin caught with his pants down". 11 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "At least 20 killed in Colombian gold mine disaster". Reuters. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2015.