1996 in Colombia
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Events of 1996 in Colombia.
Incumbents
- President: Ernesto Samper Pizano (1994–1998).
- Vice President: Humberto de la Calle Lombana (1994–1997).
Events
January
- 11 January – José Santacruz Londoño, drug lord and member of the Cali Cartel, escapes from La Picota prison in Bogotá.[1]
- 30 January – President Samper calls a special Congress into session and admits that money tied to drug trafficking aided his 1994 election campaign, but insists he was deceived. He demands that Congress investigate the situation and himself to determine responsibility.[2]
February
- 4 February – LAC Colombia Flight 028: A flight from Líneas Aéreas del Caribe (LAC), a Colombian airline, crashes near a soccer field in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay, killing 4 people on board and 18 people on the ground, mostly children.[3]
March
- 5 March – Drug lord José Santacruz Londoño is murdered while on the run.[4]
April
- Juan Carlos Gaviria, brother of former president Caesar Gaviria, is kidnapped by the National Liberation Army's (ELN) Jorge Eliécer Gaitan Alianza (JEGA).[5]
May
- 7 May – The president of the Patriotic Union (UP) party, Aida Abella, is attacked on the Autopista Norte Highway in Bogotá.[5] Right-wing paramilitary groups and gangs who have conducted campaigns of violence against the UP, previously killing over 3,000 members, are suspected to be responsible. She manages to escape unharmed but flees to Switzerland a week later as a result of further threats to her life.[6]
June
- Juan Carlos Gaviria is released by the ELN in exchange for their safe passage to Cuba.[5]
- 20 June – Jesús Ángel González Arias, Governor of Caqueta, and his driver are murdered by the FARC in Porvenir, El Paujil while attempting to secure the release of kidnapped Congressperson Rodrigo Turbay Cote.[5][7]
July
- President Samper signs Law 294, establishing acts of inter-familial violence, such as spousal rape, as crimes and resources/legal recourse for victims.[5]
August
- 16 August – 3 people die in a crowd crush trying to get into a Shakira concert in Barranquilla, 20 were also injured.[8]
- 30 August – Around 500 guerrillas belonging to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People's Army (FARC-EP) attack Las Delicias military base in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo. During the attack, 27 National Army soldiers die, 60 are kidnapped, and 16 are wounded. 12 FARC members are also killed and 25 are injured.[9][10]
September
- 2 September – President Samper announces that Ecopetrol has discovered oil in Medina, Cundinamarca.[11]
- 4 September – The FARC attack a military base in Guaviare, three weeks of guerrilla warfare follow that kills over 130 people.
- 16 September over 25,000 residents of Facatativá, Cundinamarca protest over after many received increased energy bills, with rate increases as high as 300%.[11]
October
- 4 October – José Luis Botero Henao, the parish priest of Venecia, Cundinamarca is murdered.[11]
November
- 5 November – The Colombian ambassador to the European Union (EU) resigns after the European Parliament passes a resolution that called for him to step down. This followed controversy over land he claimed as his property, of which 106 families were displaced from by violent paramilitaries earlier in the year.[5]
December
- 31 December – A massacre is carried out by paramilitaries in Dabeiba, Antioquia; killing 11 people, including 2 llocal eaders of the indigenous Nendo people.[5]
Births
- 12 June – Davinson Sánchez, footballer.
- 22 October -- Carlos Ramirez Rozo, Venezuelan-Colombian footballer.
Deaths
- 5 March – José Santacruz Londoño, Cali Cartel drug trafficker (b. 1943).
- 20 June – Jesús Ángel González Arias, politician, lawyer, and then Governor of Caqueta (b. 1955).[5][7]
- 4 October – José Luis Botero Henao, priest (b. 1963/1964).[11]
References
- ^ "One Cali Drug Cartel Leader Escapes Prison, Second Negotiating His Surrender; Colombian President Faces Mounting Accusations of Taking Cartel Money, Resignation Pressure Growing". National Drug Strategy Network (NDSN). February 1996. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Colombia's scandal a victory for democracy". CNN. 30 January 1996. Archived from the original on 26 November 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Loss of control Accident Douglas DC-8-55F HK-3979X, Sunday 4 February 1996". Aviation Safety Network (ASN). Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Los ultimos dias de Chepe". Semana (in Spanish). 1996-08-04. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Colombia Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1996". United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 30 January 1997. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Tiempo, Redacción El (1996-05-15). "AÍDA ABELLA ESTARÁ TRES MESES FUERA DEL PAÍS POR AUMENTO DE AMENAZAS". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ a b Tiempo, Redacción El (1996-06-21). "LAS FARC ASESINARON AL GOBERNADOR DE CAQUETÁ". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "Concert Stampede Kills 3, Injures 20 in Colombia". Orlando Sentinel. 18 August 1996. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Condenan a jefes de las Farc por toma guerrillera" [FARC leaders sentenced for guerrilla takeover]. Ejército Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "RECONOCER LAS FALLAS" [Recognize the Failures]. Semana (in Spanish). 4 June 1998. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Resumen 1996" [Summary 1996]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 4 January 1997. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
