2024 in Colombia
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Events in the year 2024 in Colombia.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- January 4 – The Clan del Golfo detonate explosives at an army encampment in Turbo, Antioquia Department, killing a soldier and injuring 12 others.[1]
- January 13 – El Carmen de Atrato landslide: A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, kills 34 people and injures at least 35 others.[2]
Scheduled events[edit]
- 31 August – 22 September – 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[3]
Art and entertainment[edit]
- List of Colombian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- List of 2024 box office number-one films in Colombia
Holidays[edit]
- January 1: New Year's Day
- January 8: Three Kings Day
- March 24: Palm Sunday
- March 25: Saint Joseph's Day
- March 28: Holy Thursday
- March 29: Good Friday
- March 31: Easter Sunday
- May 1: Labor Day
- May 13: Ascension Day
- June 3: Feast of Corpus Christi
- June 10: Sacred Heart
- July 1: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- July 20: Independence Day
- August 7: Battle of Boyacá
- August 19: Assumption Day
- October 14: Columbus Day
- November 4: All Saints' Day
- November 11: Independence of Cartagena
- December 8: Day of Immaculate Conception
- December 25: Christmas Day
Deaths[edit]
- January 2: Juan Carlos Henao Pérez, 64, jurist (Colombian peace agreement) and academic, president of the Constitutional Court (2009–2010) and rector of Universidad Externado (2012–2021).[6]
- January 11: Efraín Antonio Ríos, 113, supercentenarian.[7]
- January 19: Mario E. Dorsonville, 63, Colombian-born American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Washington (2015–2023) and bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (since 2023).
- January 20: Piedad Córdoba, 68, politician, MP (1992–2010).[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "1 soldier killed and 12 injured in attack in Colombia blamed on drug cartel". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Zeker 18 doden en tientallen gewonden bij aardverschuiving in Colombia". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Colombia reaching new heights, whilst keeping an eye on the future". FIFA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Colombia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Calendario económico y feriados bancarios" [Economic calendar and bank holidays] (in Spanish). Bank of the Republic. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Lewin, Juan Esteban (2024-01-02). "Muere Juan Carlos Henao, uno de los juristas del acuerdo de La Habana". El País América Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Villatoro, Fabrizio (2024-01-12). "Efraín Antonio Ríos García, World's Second-Oldest Living Man, Dies at 113". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Semana (2024-01-20). "Atención: falleció la senadora Piedad Córdoba". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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