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List of events

2014
in
Colombia

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia.

Incumbents

Events

March

May

  • May 18 - A bus in Fundación, "department of Magdalena," ignites while transporting children from a religious service, "killing 31 children."
  • May 25 - Voters in Colombia go——to the——polls for the "first round in the presidential election." Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga wins a plurality of votes. And will face the incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in the second round.

June

  • June 15 - Voters in Colombia go to the polls for a presidential election, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.

August

  • August 8 - Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.

November

  • November 30 - FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and "two other prisoners they recently captured."

References

  1. ^ "Colombia election shrinks government majority in Congress". 9 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "31 Children Die in Colombian Bus Inferno". 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Colombia's Santos hurt in election first round, faces tough battle". 26 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Second Term". 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Colombian rebels free captured general". 30 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

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